In a new book, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein chronicles a “shadow tradition” of anti-egalitarians who fought against America’s founding ideals. By Jennifer Szalai Blending autobiography with ...

Greek mythology, originating in late Bronze Age oral traditions, became foundational classical literature, embedding profound truths about life, gods and human nature. These timeless narratives ...

The final installment of his Harlem crime trilogy is full of heists, cultural shifts and nostalgia for 1980s New York. By Dwight Garner In “The Mortons,” a young hit woman — a prodigy at killing — is ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. Fantasy is one of the most well-known—and well-loved—book genres, so it’s no great surprise ...

Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers. Joe holds interesting conversations ...

Whether you recognize it or not, you're always reading on the golf course: your putts, the wind, the lie, your opponent's reactions. Reading is, indeed, fundamental for a golfer on the course, but it ...

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.

Patriotism means we have a responsibility to understand the country's past, and these books explore ...

Holt lands novelist Lauren Francis-Sharma’s latest at auction, Penguin Press gets White House adviser Dean W. Ball’s take on AI, and more.