Two fiction books about good friends coming from different circumstances. Two biographies of people whose influence on American culture is, arguably, still underrated. One Liza Minnelli memoir. These ...

From big-name authors Colson Whitehead, George Saunders and Maggie O'Farrell to buzzy debuts and powerful non-fiction, these are the titles you'll want to add to your reading pile this year. One look ...

2026 is going to be an undeniably excellent year for books. As the hosts of The Read Room, a literature-meets-late nights event, the ultimate perk of the job is of course: the books. While we love ...

It’s been 20 years, but we’re still not over “Twilight.” The rush of first love, the mystery of the Cullens, the campy glittering skin – for many readers, Stephenie Meyer’s series was the first that ...

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books deemed objectionable from public libraries.

Joffe Books has agreed to acquire Severn House, the genre fiction imprint focused on the U.S. library market, from Canongate Books, the three U.K.-based companies announced Monday. The acquisition ...

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Laura Patranella makes it a priority to read at least one novel each year with her elementary school students, relishing both the depth of these works and students’ communal experience of talking ...

I bought business-class train tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth, Penang. I loved the private Ruby Lounge for business-class passengers and the comfy seats on the train. The relaxing journey ...