Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

With constant cramming for prelims, too many papers to write and a boatload of problem sets to complete, sometimes it all becomes too much. My favorite form of escapism is a good book where I can ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This month, pile your nightstand with new novels from contemporary masters, biographies of two foreign ...

Like many of you, no doubt, Ursula K. Le Guin is one of my favourite sci-fi writers. So I am really excited about a collection out this month that brings together the maps she would draw when starting ...

Baumbach co-wrote the film, which opens in theaters November 14, with Emily Mortimer, who co-stars with Adam Sandler and Laura Dern as Clooney's team. George Clooney is an actor approaching the end of ...

What’s happened: Netflix has shared the official trailer for Academy Award-nominated director Noah Baumbach’s fascinating new film, Jay Kelly. Why this is important: The trailer for Jay Kelly reveals ...

Paul Lendvai was born and raised in Budapest, but fled after the Hungarian uprising of 1956 against Soviet domination. As a journalist, he has closely observed the arc of Viktor Orban’s career, from ...

The author chats with VF about the much-anticipated sequel to her best-selling novel, Bunny, Reddit reader theories, and the horror of the MFA. “Oh, don’t worry, Samantha, I’m not going to decapitate ...

Beloved out actor and author George Takei will help spread awareness on book bans and censorship by serving as the honorary chair for The American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week from ...

The American Library Association (ALA) announced Monday that George Takei will be its honorary chair for Banned Books Week, coming up from Oct. 5-11. Takei, an award-winning actor, New York Times best ...

Iowa State Trooper Joel Herrington monitors the scales at the southbound weigh station on Interstate 380 near Brandon on Sept. 17. Passing trucks are checked for compliance with regulations including ...