In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.

Don’t get me wrong, I love them both, but while I’ve definitely been introduced to new favorites, I can’t help but wonder how many great books are getting lost outside the BookTok hype cycle. BookTok ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

I’m trying to read more in 2025, and so I talked to readers around the office. Here’s what I learned from our team that finished over 400 books in 2024.

My first tattoo was of a book —simple, with a bit of the world inside escaping from the pages. Stories help me escape. Books ...

Klaudia Manska, 26, told Newsweek that her 14-month-old doesn't have "any screen time." She said: "I wanted to replace it with something meaningful." ...

Atria and Emily Bestler Books have launched a new horror imprint called 12:01 Books, which aims to identify, grow and publish ...

In 2025, registrations will open on Monday 3 March, 2025. The Challenge encourages children and students to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. Since the ...