Novels by Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli are among the books up for the fiction prize, while Karl Ove Knausgaard’s latest is a contender for the translated literature prize. By Ash Wu Following ...

Fantasy books offer an escape from everyday life, combining elements of magic, excitement and adventure that make readers’ pulses pound. Whether the main character heads off on a quest to save their ...

Banned books are not new, but they have gained new relevance in an escalating culture war that puts books centering racism, sexuality and gender identity at risk in public schools and libraries. A ...

What makes a good book group read? Hint: It’s not about trying to make sure everyone will like the book. What’s more important for good book club books is discuss-ability—are there topics in the book ...

Books are one of the most influential technologies ever invented. From "The Wealth of Nations" to "Das Kapital," books have the power to shape whole economic systems… and everything else in our world.

There’s a story my book club tells about our genesis. One of us wanted to read a certain steamy novel that had crossed over into the mainstream in a major way, but couldn’t quite bring herself to read ...