In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of travel is the time to read a good book, so it's not that surprising that vacations built entirely around books and authors are on the rise. Thanks to forces such ...

See which books are being turned into movies or TV shows this year and read the original versions before tuning in! 2026 just might be the year of the page-to-screen adaptation! With on-screen ...

Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Making Toast,” “Kayak Morning,” “Cold Moon” and the satirical novel “Lapham Rising.” To those of you resolving to clean house in the new year, a word of caution: Throw ...

It has been two years since Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker's first signature Nike basketball shoe launched in extremely limited numbers at Art Basel. After dropping in every style imaginable ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...

“I think that literature is serious, if not more serious, than nonfiction. You learn just as much. I think that the world is lacking in empathy and that guys can benefit from literature.” Photo: ...

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The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

Are you a big fan of mindless crap? Well, you’re in luck. An excerpt of the fictional “Pluribus” book “Bloodsong of Wycaro,” the latest novel in Carol Sturka’s “Winds of Wycaro” romantasy series, is ...

A crisp fall wind in the air means it’s almost time for the National Book Awards, and this year's finalist list is here. Twenty-five finalists, announced Oct. 7, will vie for the prize in fiction, ...

This year’s longlist includes five books by writers who have published short fiction in The New Yorker: Susan Choi, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Karen Russell, Bryan Washington, and Joy Williams. Two ...