In September 1942, Army Chief Librarian Ray Trautman was on the final leg of a world tour of US installations when he arrived in Australia. Here, his mission was twofold: take the temperature of th…

The company will launch in Indonesia, South Korea, Denmark, Norway, and Finland in 2027. It will also continue to release advanced listening features and tools for efficient audiobook production,…

It’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable

“The writer must wade into life as into the sea, but only up to the navel.” – Gustave Flaubert“In a very real sense, the writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himse…

Employees at Simon & Schuster are circulating an open letter objecting to the potential use of AI software to track their work. In a memo, CEO Greg Greeley said there is currently “no company-wide rol...

Alma Katsu crafts beauty horror for the age of influencers.

Recently uncovered documents about the timing of Geli Raubal’s death cast new doubt on the Nazi leader’s alibi, which had been considered reasonably sound for nearly a century

The organisers of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize said on Friday they had removed a smash-hit novel by Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien from their longlist after accusations he used AI...

The author talks with David Remnick about leaving corporate law to become a novelist, and making Korean culture and experiences legible to readers around the globe.

It’s been fun, summer! But come September, there immediately comes a hint of fall in the air (and I don’t just mean from all the Halloween candy that’s already on the shelves). Fall in the book world ...

1. Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson (Liveright) 2. The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore (Liveright) 3. Live Laugh Love: The Secret…

The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

October 31 is just around the corner, and these board books,  picture books, and graphic novels will get kids in the Halloween spirit.

Buy Between Books by Ian McEwan from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners, a previous shortlistee, and three authors new to the prize

Today, it is officially fall: does it feel like it? The gradual transition from the beating heat to the falling leaves is all around us, and yet it can still feel surprising, too fast. To celebrate…

This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...

After industry-wide calls for A.I. regulation, what’s most concerning isn’t that the problems are real. It’s that there are no guaranteed solutions.

An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.

“If there is good to be said, the writer should say it. If there is bad to be said, he should say it in a way that reflects the truth that, though we see the evil, we choose to continue among …

Our critic’s picks for going back to school. Plus: an Edith Wharton novella for a last gasp of the season.

Another month of books, another month of book covers. The books of August were as lush as you might expect, though not always in the usual ways. Here are a few of my favorites from the end of summe…