The NBCC also announced that journalist and historian Frances FitzGerald ( Fire in the Lake, The Evangelicals) will be presented with the organization’s Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. The ...

Featuring 368 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, YA, and audiobooks; also in this issue: interviews with George Saunders, Lee C. Bollinger, Victoria Chang, and Jumata Emill, ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Playwriting is a great way for novelists to branch out into more collaborative work.  Working with directors, actors, and ...

Victoria Chang’s novel in verse, ‘Eureka,’ tackles a dark episode in U.S. History. She knows kids can handle it.

His latest—and last—novel, aptly titled Departure (s), is scheduled for publication in the U.S. Tuesday by Knopf. It’s narrated by a writer named Julian Barnes, looking back on his life and ...

Eugene Lim is the winner of the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize, given annually to “a talented American writer who experiments with form, explores a range of voices and merits further recognition.” ...

McSweeney’s is seeking submissions for two literary prizes set to be awarded this year. The indie publisher announced in a news release that it is looking for entries for the Ga ...

Rachel Reid stopped by NBC News to discuss her novel Heated Rivalry and the runaway success of its television adaptation.

The other adaptation to win at the Globes was Chloé Zhao’s film based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet. The movie won the trophy for best motion picture, drama, and Jessie Buckley claimed the prize ...

Pico Iyer, the travel writer known for books including The Lady and the Monk, The Art of Stillness, and, most recently, Aflame, made his acting debut in Josh Safdie’s critically acclaimed movie, ...

The first author to receive a Grand Master award was Agatha Christie in 1955. Other winners include Graham Greene, Daphne du Maurier, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley. Andrews and Child will ...