Subgenres are one of the hottest literary trends on the market right now. Let's break down the meaning of the most popular, ...

Books are gifts for others and ourselves—escapes always at hand. Newsweek staff share their favorites to enjoy or give this year.

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Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Country singer Harlan Howard once famously said all you need is "three chords and the truth." We kept thinking about that expression watching Lukas Nelson belt out a solo acoustic performance in the ...

As African book publishers build a literary ecosystem of their own, they say they're fighting a stubborn perception problem, with too many international publishers treat the continent's 54 countries ...

SUMMERVILLE — Independent bookstores are having a moment in Charleston, with newer stores having niche focuses, whether its on “dark academia,” memoirs from Lowcountry authors or a beer/bar model, ...

Overall, Americans are reading less. A study out earlier this year from the University of Florida and University College London showed that reading for fun is down 40% from 2003 to 2023. In addition, ...

Friends become lovers. Enemies become lovers. Former lovers get a second chance together. Arranged marriages generate real feelings. A human falls in love with a high lord of the fae. These are just a ...

The meet-cute took place in a bookstore. Around the middle of 2019, Elizabeth Held was hunting for great vacation reads at her local independent bookseller, East City Bookshop, a small store tucked ...

Autumn is tailor-made for romance reading. It’s the season when the air turns crisp, sweaters come out of storage, and evenings are best spent with a warm drink and a good book. Shorter days and ...