Von Ziegesar’s series launched in 2001 with Gossip Girl, which introduced readers to Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, students at a tony private school on the Upper East Side of New York City ...

Zoey Deutch will play the lead role in The 99’ers, the upcoming film adaptation of Jeré Longman’s The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the Wor ...

The American Library Association has revealed the winners of its 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals, given annually to outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction.

Tayari Jones explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the meaning of sisterhood in her moving new novel, Kin. Tayari Jones explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the meaning of sisterhood ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933. Reese Witherspoon has selected Philippa Malicka’s In Her Defense as the latest selection for ...

The Washington Post has closed its books section amid a mass layoff that will see more than 300 journalists lose their jobs, the New York Times reports. The D.C. newspaper, which is owned by ...

Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933.

Wil Wheaton is lending his voice to a new audiobook edition of Stephen King’s novella The Body, Simon & Schuster Audio announced in a news release.

The Dalai Lama is now a Grammy winner. On Sunday, the 90-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader won the prize for best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for Meditations: The Reflections of His ...

Nobelist Ishiguro returns to familiar dystopian ground with this provocative look at a disturbing near future. Klara is an AF, or “Artificial Friend,” of a slightly older model than the current ...

More by Ocean Vuong BOOK REVIEW ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong More About This Book PROFILES Ocean Vuong Asks the Big Questions SEEN & HEARD Oprah Winfrey Reveals New Book Club Pick ...