By Bruce Handy 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. By Abby McGanney Nolan How ...

Two new books by psychologists explore the roots of group identity, arguing that it is natural and potentially useful — even in polarized times. Slim and full of obfuscations, her memoir touches ...

Aerial view of several opened books on the table. What makes a book so great? It’s not necessarily only about the quality of the writing but also the ability to change discourse, start ...

As Roger Lewis finds out, Emma Kenny's new book The Serial Killer Next Door is not for the faint hearted. This is a study of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Aileen Wuornos and is full of every ...

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 ...

October 14, 2024 • Betsy Lerner's debut novel weaves together the ordinary and the erratic to tell the story of a middle-class Jewish family whose suburban life is turned upside down by mental ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Oprah’s Book Club, which has been in action since 1996, has recommended more than 100 books Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

Self’s new novel, about a woman struggling against her confined role in the 1950s, is based on his late mother’s journals. “From Here to the Great Unknown,” completed by Riley Keough ...

In a new memoir, Al Pacino promises to reveal the person behind the actor. But is he holding something back? In his new novel, the present isn’t much better than the past—and it’s a lot less ...