As I’m writing this piece, I have read 51 novels that were released in 2025. I chose what to read either based on the description written by the publisher, or because I recognized the author’s name ...

Smithsonian magazine's picks for the best books about travel of 2025 include Adventures in the Louvre, On the Hippie Trail and Things Become Other Things. Illustration by Emily La ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, ...

Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks ...

Lunstrum is the author of five books of fiction, and this latest won the 2025 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.

Among the many entertaining, delightful, poignant, and treasured new works of fiction and nonfiction that were published this ...

In New York-based Indian filmmaker Snigdha Kapoor ’s short film Holy Curse, one young pre-teen fights for their agency in a ...

The England captain needs to ascertain whether his players have the strength of character and adaptability to turn the Ashes ...

The second Test at the Gabba delivered many moments that will go down in Ashes history. We rate every Australian and English ...

The new visas will specifically target industries that depend heavily on seasonal labour, including horticulture, agriculture, tourism, and hospitality.

The story of the Ballon d'Or winner's unthinkable ploy to go from Manchester United to Real Madrid, via Stockport County, ...