Edwin Frank’s history of the modern novel, Stranger than Fiction, balances its erudition with plenty of gossip on Proust, ...

From sports and history to mystery and comics, this year featured books for everyone. Our annual roundup features even more ...

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

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

There are two obvious reasons why history films can’t achieve perfect realism. First, there are simply limits to what is ...

In “Opus,” Gareth Gore tells the story of a Catholic organization tangled up in right-wing politics and accusations of human trafficking.

Amazon's "Best Books of the Year" list is here. The Top 10 for 2024 include dark thrillers, American classic retellings and ...

The 2025 Selection Committee Chair Allison Escoto will announce the two medal winners at the Reference and User Services ...

Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures ...

Towles chalked it up to men being “out of the habit” of reading fiction, explaining, “We know statistically that men are less ...

With his latest book-length essay, "A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys and Other Wild Places" (Timber Press), Brown rises to a level of acute observation ...