To the editor: John Wirth's regaling of the trauma he and his family suffered by seeing their home reduced to ash during last January's fires and the balm that John Irving's novels brought him took me ...

There may be more style than substance in Angela Tomaski's debut novel, “The Infamous Gilberts,” but it is very stylish, indeed. If you’re looking for a brand-new mystery with a Sherlock Holmes vibe, ...

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

January 13, 2026 • The new year begins with a host of promising titles from George Saunders, Julian Barnes, Jennette McCurdy, Karl Ove Knausgaard and more. Here's a look ahead at what's publishing ...

In his newest book, the acclaimed author of “Lincoln in the Bardo” follows KJ Boone, a powerful oil executive as he dies from cancer, passing from this life into the next. Boone has no regrets for how ...

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. One of the first major arrivals in January will be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R. R. Martin’s ...

The Winds of Winter, the long, long-awaited sixth book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, is among the most-anticipated works of fiction. The next entry in the fantasy saga on ...

The Book Show | Ann Packer - Some Bright Nowhere Ann Packer’s newest novel, “Some Bright Nowhere,” marks a profound return after a decade: it tells the story of Eliot and Claire, married nearly forty ...