By Erica Ackerberg Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes. The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives ...

A Yale graduate student and U.S. army veteran was shot to death in what initially appeared to be a random act of violence, shortly after proposing to his girlfriend, and the lead detective on the ...

While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In Charlotte ...

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

Searchlight Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection ©Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Best Picture commentary ... Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” (2018), or Sian Heder ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

Since placing a few digital picture frames around my house, though, I’ve been able to grace my home with pictures of my sister and her kids who live states away, plus photos she and my mom ...

What are the best police games? We have all briefly considered life as a super sleuth or detective. Whether drawn in by the position of authority, the puzzling casework, or even the hard-drinking ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...