What’s better than a new tale from Minneapolis writer Louise Erdrich? How about 13 new tales? “Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New Yorker and elsewhere (each is illustrated with a drawing by the author’s daughter, Aza Erdri…
It’s Abby Jimenez’s world and we’re just living in it. Specifically, it’s the Abbyverse, which is what the romance writer’s fans dub the fictional world in which all of her characters exist, often recurring from book to book. Characters from the 2025 romantic comedy “Say You’ll Remember Me” …
Diamond Forde is the award-winning author of “The Book of Alice.” Her debut collection, “Mother Body,” won the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize, and her work has appeared in Poetry magazine, Boston Review, Great River Review and elsewhere. An assistant professor at North Carolina State Universit…
If a character is compared to Icarus early in a book, it’s not going to go well for them. Soon after Christopher, the main character and narrator of “Lucien,” arrives at Harvard University, a fellow student sees one of his paintings. It includes an angel the classmate assumes is Icarus, so h…
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 20…
CHICAGO — Thirteen years ago, at Lane Tech College Prep High School on Addison Street, a school administrator approached an English teacher and told her that he needed all of her copies of “Persepolis,” the widely beloved, best-selling 2000 graphic novel from Marjane Satrapi about her childh…
When a character refers to the dual narrators of “Kin” as “crib sisters,” he’s immediately informed that the correct term is “cradle,” not “crib.” There’s a reason for that distinction, I think. “Cradle” is the key word, as in “cradle to grave.” Vernice and Annie grew up in a small Louisiana…
When a character refers to the dual narrators of “Kin” as “crib sisters,” he’s immediately informed that the correct term is “cradle,” not “crib.” There’s a reason for that distinction, I think. “Cradle” is the key word, as in “cradle to grave.” Vernice and Annie grew up in a small Louisiana town, both without mothers. Vernice was raised by her Aunt Irene after her father killed her mom, ...
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 14, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Judge Stone. Davis/Patterson. Little, Brown 2. The Wings That Bind ...
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 14, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Judge Stone: A Novel" by Viola Davis and Patterson (Little, Brown) ...
Jonathan Miles, author of the novels “Dear American Airlines” and “Want Not,” has just published “Eradication: A Fable.” As well as fiction, Miles has published essays, journalism and other nonfiction in The New York Times and toured as a musician in Jon Batiste’s band in 2024. Here, he takes the Book Pages Q&A. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “Eradication.” “Eradication: A Fable” ...
These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction and poetry in the coming months. If you want to lose yourself in a good book or just take a break from whatever it is you need a break from, rest easy knowing that there is a stellar lineup of ...
Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywriter,” his debut novel, was published recently. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “The Copywriter.” “The Copywriter” is a novel about poets in the workplace. There’s a misconception that poets are people who just float around on a cloud attuned ...
PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania health expert Ezekiel Emanuel’s casual conversations often evolve into impromptu medical consultations. People ask Emanuel — an oncologist, bioethicist, and health policy scholar who helped write the Affordable Care Act — how to live healthier. He said that “incessant asking” inspired him at a time when both information and misinformation are booming ...
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
