George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. By A.O ...

In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...

It is, and of long time hath been, my well-beloved sister, a custom in the beginning of the New Year, for friends to send between presents or gifts, as the witnesses of their love and friendship, and ...

Browsing through the stacks for the latest bestseller or a treasured tome will always be the main reason to visit a public ...

Prominent Ethiopian politician Jawar Mohammed recently held book signings and talks with countrymen in Europe where he harshly criticised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government for “failing” the ...

The latest book in the phenomenally popular romance-fantasy ... in front of her — and finds a surprising connection to an old family heirloom. The beloved singer-songwriter, known for her ...

Instead of throwing your books away, you can recycle them or find new homes. Here are 14 responsible ways to recycle and repurpose your old books.

OLD ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — This week's Shop Small with Stevie takes us to Old Ellicott City and Backwater Books. Alli and Matt Krist strive to make their shop a generalist store, something that has a ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the ... The unnamed narrator is a forty-five-year-old in L.A. with a mellow music-producer husband and a precocious seven-year ...

About the book: “The Old Gays Guide to the Good Life” by Mick Peterson and co-authors offers a candid and humorous exploration of life’s most significant lessons on love, aging and embracing ...

The book, he says in the epilogue, has been the labour of love: Eight years of interviewing 213 people and the reading of more than 100 books about the state ...