Snowy landscapes, icy air, cozy evenings spent at home…winter always provides a picture-perfect setting. Many readers even ...

A book called "Mars Project" originated as a technical appendix to a science fiction novel, both of which were written by rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.  The technical appendix was ...

This month, check out new historical fiction by Pam Jenoff and a horror novel with an adaptation already in the works.

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Lourenço’s comedy, however, strips away much of the complexity of Goethe’s masterpiece. In I’ve Never Wanted Anyone More, the ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

In The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of ...

From Donald Trump and undocumented immigrants to the politics of nostalgia, Booker Prize winners speak out on today’s hot ...

Huggins breaks down how writers can make use of storystarter (and storysparking) scenes in fiction, including three rules for making them work.

Jewish artist Gaby van Santen and German writer Uwe von Seltman, bound by love despite the dark history, are sharing their ...

Last we checked, celebs like Jacob Elordi and Joseph Quinn were still mooching around with books in their back pockets, so it’s safe to say reading fiction out-and-about is still a flex. Or you can ...