If you can truly appreciate an old book—and maybe even marvel at how its fragile, yellowing pages contain some of the earliest ways that people tried to make sense of the world around them—then ...

Psychologists, therapists and other experts share the works they recommend to people who are struggling to connect. By Anna Borges Reaching for a book might not be your first impulse when you feel ...

It’s been more than five years since Sarah J. Maas last published a new A Court of Thorns and Roses novel. Since 2021’s A Court of Silver Flames, her recent releases have instead focused on the ...

Something mysterious has been happening in the world of secondhand books. Over the last few months independent booksellers have been observing a strange pattern of purchases which have seen scores of ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with 404 Media cofounder and reporter Emanuel Maiberg about his investigation into a shipment of rare books which ended up at an Amazon AI training warehouse. Tech companies ...

Long considered commonplace and overly cheerful, the bloom is once more enchanting designers. By Jill Krasny The story behind a pair of seats at New York’s Fifth Avenue Hotel. By Tom Delavan A roundup ...

September 1, 2026 • Three Pulitzer winners, a Booker Prize winner, two Booker longlisted authors this year, and a number whose works have been adapted for the screen are among the authors with new ...