Books ahoy! The new year promises adventures, escapes, and mind-bending delights for bibliophiles of all stripes. For fiction lovers, there’s George Saunders’ wild ride of a second novel, Ann Patchett ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Featuring exciting new releases in fiction, nonfiction, thriller, historical fiction, romance and more, these are PEOPLE's critics' ...

The Frankfurt Book Fair opens its 77th edition with a robust lineup of professional programming for today—Wednesday, October 15. From CEO conversations to diversity panels, children’s publishing ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced. Among the 25 nominees are novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as journalists Julia Ioffe and Omar El Akkad, ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Anna Holmes has never forgotten reading Judy Blume’s Forever as a tween. Why? Because the book, published 50 ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Here’s how VintageApple.org describes how the Vintage Macintosh Programming Book Library came to be: “Nick R. was generous enough to send me his entire vintage Mac programming library to be ...

For the third year in a row, Minnesota Street Project Foundation presents the San Francisco Art Book Fair (SFABF), taking place July 10–13, 2025, in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood. One of the most ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...