A Biography Without ‘The Boring Bits’

One example I highly recommend focuses on the work, not the life, of its subject. This is an edition of the Books Briefing, ...

Librarians Share the 45 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time

But every once in a while, it's nice to switch gears from your go-to novels and dive into some nonfiction for a different ...

Chevalier’s Books: A Literary Landmark in Larchmont

Chevalier’s is L.A.’s oldest independent bookstore, nestled in the heart of Larchmont Village and beloved by generations of ...

What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...
The New York Times

A Peek Into the Mind of One of History’s Great Thinkers

The notebooks of Albert Camus, the French philosopher and novelist, have been collected in a single volume for the first time. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Hannah Senesh’s example of Jewish pride and sacrifice gains renewed attention in our anxious era

New books and a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene play reclaim the poet-parachutist for an era marked by antisemitism and moral drift, writes a rabbi and author. More than 80 years after she ...
The Providence Journal

Reading can be a joy. How the RI Center for the Book does it

The RI Center for the Book promotes community and literacy by selecting one book annually for statewide reading programs. The organization supports the local economy by purchasing all its program ...
Los Angeles Times

Gish Jen and her mother never got along. In ‘Bad Bad Girl,’ she tries to figure out why

Trigger warning for any daughter who has ever had a fraught relationship with their mother: Gish Jen’s remarkable and heartbreaking latest book, “Bad Bad Girl,” may prompt a flood of feelings not felt ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WHERE I’M WRITING FROM | OPINION: Book circuit serves array of authors

I'm writing from Mississippi. I'm here for the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson. A few hours ago, I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Alice Randall and Tom Piazza. Our books were about ...
The New York Times

Harris’s Memoir Is Another Example of the Democrats’ Problem

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses. By Michelle Cottle Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Produced by Vishakha Darbha Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala ...