What’s your favorite genre of books? Nonfiction is my go-to. There’s nothing better than cozying up to a good memoir or a thought-provoking history book. I’m currently listening to an audiobook called ...

Digital books have grown in popularity over the past decade, but more Americans still read books in print than in digital formats. Overall, 75% of U.S. adults say they have read all or part of at ...

Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story. “‘Love of My Days’ was a forgotten file in my computer, and when I found it ...

In my Boston Globe review of Louise Erdrich’s 2016 novel “LaRose,” I described her as “an artist of the liminal.” “Python’s Kiss,” Erdrich’s new collection of stories written over 20 years, testifies ...

The sci-fi novel was written by Andy Weir, whose 2011 novel 'The Martian,' was adapted into a movie starring Matt Damon By Tim Chan Ryan Gosling‘s star power is helping to propel a 2021 novel back to ...

Books are officially in (high) fashion. The luxury lifestyle brand Coach last week unveiled a collection of book-themed bag charms for $95 each, leaning into the growing buzz around reading — an ...

These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction ...

In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

Aryan Poduri is the 17-year-old author of "GOAT Coder," a book that teaches kids how to use Python. Poduri began learning how to code as a kid in California. "It's important for people to know that ...

In a hard year—and when, recently, have we had one we’d consider easy?—books can be a lifeline and a balm, a place to retreat and regain our grounding. Among the many entertaining, delightful, ...

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