The brightest reads of early 2026 include captivating crime novels, a searing family satire and a "Princess Bride"-esque ...

Jo Nesbø is the undisputed king of Nordic noir, and his Harry Hole novels are essential reading for anyone who loves a ...

A choice eliciting widespread condemnation, the Jnanpith award to Vairamuthu is characterised as an insult to a tradition ...

Brian Platzer is a middle-school teacher and author of “The Optimists,” among other books. He was the education columnist for ...

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 ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

Sci-fi is one of the greatest genres in entertainment. With fascinating and engaging stories that explore vast and unique worlds, sci-fi allows for us to imagine the future, other galaxies, and even ...

Georgia Rose is an investigative journalist who goes undercover on a reality dating show hoping to scoop a big story. Instead, she encounters a past one-night stand, country music star Rhett Auburn ...

Before digging into what it comprises, it’s worth explaining what Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere is. In some ways, it’s comparable to the Marvel Cinematic Universe or DC Universe — just on the page. The ...

Michael Fischer’s recent book, How Books Can Save Democracy, is a worthwhile and timely short read for psychiatrists, therapists, and the general public. Fischer is the Dicke Professor in Public ...

A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and grey steeple-crowned hats, inter-mixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door ...