What do bed and breakfast owners, vampire-hunting bartenders, senior citizen sleuths and nepo babies have in common? Probably not much, but they’re featured in some of the new books we think you ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Update Published Oct. 2, 2025: This article, originally published in 2024, has been updated to reflect the latest findings in PEN America’s banned books report, “Banned in the U.S.A.” The list at the ...

Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said. The head-spinning shift ...

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. Every week, critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Diana Bishop doesn't know she's a descendant of witches until she happens ...

A national bookstore chain has opened in Dover and is planning its ribbon-cutting celebration in October. Events will include gift card drawings, face painting and a balloon artist. Author signings ...

This week's lineup of new books boasts a couple of headliners in Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood. Whatever their differences as writers — and there certainly are a few — both are recognizable by ...

What do I want (or need) from my retirement? Maybe you want to buy a vacation house on the beach, or travel the world, or just spend time with friends and family. No matter your goals or the path you ...

1. Alchemised by SenLinYu (Del Rey: $35) A woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy. 2. What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (Knopf: $30) A genre-bending love ...