Did you know that all of Jane Austen's major novels were initially published anonymously? Jane Austen, one of the most celebrated figures in English literature, was born on December 16, 1775, in ...

What are you reading on New Year's Eve? (image of Frank Millet's "A Cosey Corner" (1884) public domain CC0 via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, edit Lakshmi Rivera Amin/Hyperallergic) While 2025 might ...

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‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

The best way to fight doomscrolling in 2025? Getting off your phone and picking up a book. Luckily for us, there were plenty of un-put-down-able reads this year. Whether your genre of choice is ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...

Nearly 1,200 inspirational people from across the UK have been recognised in the King's New Year Honours list for 2026. The ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

The New Years Honours List for 2026 has been released. Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean lead the ...

Want to learn something new in the new year? Check out these deep-dive books from 2025 — nonfiction that will lead you to ...

Actor and campaigner Idris Elba has been knighted, while Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Matt Lucas, Richard Osman and ...

Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift I love giving books as presents. I rarely give anything else. I ...