It started with “Red Comet,” an 1,118-page biography of Sylvia Plath, undertaken with far-flung friends during the pandemic ...

It’s been a good year for writer Rebecca Yarros. Her latest book, which has already racked up a serious list of superlatives for the year, just added another accolade to the long list of its successes ...

Goodreads users have spoken, tracking their reading for the year to determine the most read books of 2025. The platform released the lists on Monday, December 1, sharing the top books overall and in ...

We've released our list of 100 Notable Books. (You can read it in full here!) Browsing a list of 100 books is exciting, but can be overwhelming. Want to find one to read right away? We can help! Here ...

The Prayer Book of St. Thomas More, which he had with him in the Tower of London as he awaited his execution. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University When beauty and ...

“Harry Potter” is coming to life in two major ways: HBO’s upcoming TV series and Audible’s narrated audiobooks of all seven of J.K. Rowling’s novels. While HBO’s and Audible’s casts are both ...

Over the centuries, perhaps no volume of poetry has claimed the devotion of so many people across the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and also inspired the creation of artistic ...

Stephen King is not just one of the most-renowned horror authors, he’s one of the most well-known authors, period. The “King of Horror” has sold over 350 million copies globally and has written more ...

In the center of the room, under glass, a Hebrew Bible lies open to the Book of Psalms. Gold leaf glimmers on the borders; red dragons grasp a blue shield while green and blue birds perch on curling ...

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

It’s back-to-school season and here’s your syllabus: the best books of the fall. This autumn's standout releases range from an intimate Jane Birkin biography to explorations of drug culture, ...

Jenna Bush Hager could not hold back her praise for September’s Read With Jenna book on Today With Jenna & Friends. Bush Hager, joined by SUNDAY Today’s Willie Geist, announced her pick for her Read ...