The text is a mysterious medieval marvel. A new book claims to know its true origin. A page from the Book of Kells, ninth century illuminated manuscript. This page shows the Virgin and child, an ...

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 ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

If the library system in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario, handed out fines for overdue books, the one for a recently returned tome titled “The Excellent Woman” would be a whopper. The Victorian ...

"The Gales of November" by John U. Bacon offers a detailed account of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. The book explores the history of Great Lakes shipping and the lives of the ship's crew members.

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

Andrzej Sapkowski returns to the series he said he was done with once again, this time for a prequel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

With echoes of “Never Let Me Go” and “The Goldfinch,” Catherine Chidgey’s devastating new novel watches young lives get twisted into unnatural shape. By Alexis Schaitkin Alexis Schaitkin is the author ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Charlie Sheen’s swaggering return to the spotlight arrives not ...

Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. [Editor’s note: The 2024 CT Book Awards are now live! They can be found here.] When my alarm buzzes on the morning ...

The phrase "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" from Proverbs 23:7 is often quoted as a stand-alone truth about the power of thought. While this interpretation resonates with modern self-help ...