While horror movies can be fun to watch, I feel like they just can’t compare to reading about things that go bump in the night. Why is that? I personally believe it’s because ...

The Booker Prize Foundation announced in a news release that it will launch the Children’s Booker Prize in 2026, with the first winner receiving the award in 2027.

Jodi Picoult is hitting back at an Indiana high school after a planned performance of a musical based on one of her books was canceled, the Associated Press reports.

Jeff Hiller will serve as the host of this year’s National Book Awards.

Featuring 284 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA reviews; also in this special Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Issue: Laura Lippman, Chuck Hogan, Erin Entrada Kelly, and ...

Gwyneth Paltrow has harsh words for the author of a recent unauthorized biography of her. In an interview with British Vogue, the actor and celebrity influencer blasted Amy Odell, author of Gwyneth: ...

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

The winners of the prizes were chosen from books that received a starred review from Kirkus during the eligibility period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025: 383 fiction titles, 290 nonfiction ...

The Dos Passos Prize, named for the author of the U.S.A. Trilogy, was established in 1980. Previous winners include Graham Greene, John Edgar Wideman, Annie Proulx, Ruth Ozeki, Karen Tei Yamashita, ...

Featuring 284 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA reviews; also in this special Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Issue: Laura Lippman, Chuck Hogan, Erin Entrada Kelly, and ...

Anne Rice: An All Saints’ Day Celebration will be presented by Dinner Partners LLC, a production company owned by Rice’s son, author Christopher Rice, and Eric Shaw Quinn, a writer who collaborated ...