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In Johnson’s historical novel set in 16th-century England, a popular musician in King Henry VIII’s court becomes dangerously caught in a thicket of political intrigue.
In a haven for the displaced called the Sea, a girl tends her ailing father and is nurtured by fellow refugees from across the centuries.
The New York–based Center for Fiction announced that Haruki Murakami is the winner of its 2025 Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award, given to “a writer who, through their exceptional body of work, ...
Jenna Bush Hager’s latest Today show book club selection is The Names by Florence Knapp.
The Nobel Prize–winning author and psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s death last year was the result of an assisted suicide, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Numerous other candidates appear—along with short fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and young adult literature—in our special issue dedicated to the best books of the 21st century (so far). The ...
Michael Lewis stopped by ABC News Live Prime to discuss the new book he edited, Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service.
“A peach, like a story, needs time to grow.”The typical firsts of school are here: riding the bus, making friends, sliding on the playground slide, counting, sorting shapes, laughing at lunch, ...
A subtly reasoned argument for a free Tibet after 75 years of Chinese occupation.
Contemporary romance gets the attention, but some of the best novels being written today are historicals.
Irving, known for his novels The World According to Garp and The Hotel New Hampshire, published The Cider House Rules in 1985. The novel told the story of Homer Wells, a young man growing up in a ...
Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.