Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

What do Daisy Jones & The Six, The Nightingale, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Song of Achilles all have in common ...

The start of summer is full of promise — lush green nature inviting leisure, extended days brimming with possibilities, and stacks of new books just waiting to be cracked open. These months are most ...

Discover five powerful fiction books that offer emotional healing, perspective, and comfort—often more gently and deeply than ...

Let’s be real: 2025 is probably going to be the year where we need a whole lot of escapism. For some readers that means immersing themselves in the rich imaginative worlds of fantasy, for others, the ...

We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sanderson to the latest from ...

All books provide an escape, but great books—the ones you clutch close to your chest after reading the last page—offer readers a life-affirming blend of comfort and reassurance. And lately, no genre ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

These events happen around once a month with recent opportunities focusing on romance novels, and another event offering free science fiction titles. This latest Stuff Your Kindle Day, run by Indie ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I advise CEOs and senior executives on leadership and strategy. When I ask executives what they’re reading, I usually get a ...

Every year, bookstore shelves swell with new non-fiction works by authors who are all writing in response to their inner and outer lives, their surroundings, and their yearning for a better world.