Amazon Books editors know what you should read this summer. Around the halfway point every year, the Amazon Books editorial team of six gathers in Seattle to read, argue and craft the "Best Books of ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. See our picks for the hottest new fiction releases to pack in your beach bag this summer Lizz Schumer is the Senior Editor, Books, at ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This month, pile your nightstand with Elizabeth Strout’s newest novel, ...

When you stand at the summit of Mount Everest, the sky is a deep-blue bowl inverted above you, and the peaks of the Himalayas are a carpet at your feet. The sun on the snow is bright enough to blind ...

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

What’s better than a new tale from Minneapolis writer Louise Erdrich? How about 13 new tales? “Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New ...

The L.A. Times Festival of Books returns April 18-19 for its 31st year with 550 storytellers, nearly 100 panels and programming across USC’s campus. Star-studded lineup includes Lionel Richie, Sarah ...

These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction ...

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If you work with strings in your Python scripts and you're writing obscure logic to process them, then you need to look into regex in Python. It lets you describe patterns instead of writing ...

Did you resolve to read more this year? Below are some of the books we’re most looking forward to in the first half of 2026. There are plenty expected to arrive in July or later that we’re eagerly ...