It’s the holiday season! Pioneerland libraries will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. The following week, we will be closing at 5 p.m. on New ...

Rachel Ingalls’s lion god; Haruki Murakami’s cat whisperer. By Joumana Khatib Dear readers, Every so often four French words come back to haunt me: “Elle connaît la vie.” They seem ...

Light novels present deep stories for adults, covering mature themes and complex characters. A Certain Magical Index, Haruhi Suzumiya, and Re:Zero offer high-stakes, engaging narratives.

Books with mature themes will soon be relegated to an adults-only room in most public libraries in Kootenai County. The private room is a requirement of an Idaho law passed last year, and the ...

announcing the Top 20 best-selling Adult Graphic Novels. ICv2 disclosed the details of the high-ranking sales this week, declaring Jujutsu Kaisen’s 24th volume as last month’s bestseller.

Happy reading. Adichie’s first two novels, “Purple Hibiscus” and “Half of a Yellow Sun,” were prize winners, but it was her third novel, “Americanah,” that made the Nigerian writer a ...