The American Library Association has revealed the winners of its prestigious John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, given annually to outstanding works of children’s literature.

You had the furnace on full blast, soup warming on the stove, and every blanket you own ready to burrow under. But if you were a New Yorker looking for ways to stay toasty during the weekend’s winter ...

Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t letting age-related vision problems stop her from reading.

Featuring 368 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, YA, and audiobooks; also in this issue: interviews with George Saunders, Lee C. Bollinger, Victoria Chang, and Jumata Emill, ...

Jennette McCurdy stopped by the Tonight Show to talk about her novel, Half His Age, with Jimmy Fallon.

In it, Macdonald tells the story of how they dealt with their profound grief over the sudden death of their father, photojournalist Alasdair Macdonald, by purchasing and training a goshawk—a ...

The NBCC also announced that journalist and historian Frances FitzGerald ( Fire in the Lake, The Evangelicals) will be presented with the organization’s Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. The ...

Michael Fassbender will star in an upcoming Netflix series inspired by Fredrik Logevall’s JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956, the streaming service announced.

His latest—and last—novel, aptly titled Departure (s), is scheduled for publication in the U.S. Tuesday by Knopf. It’s narrated by a writer named Julian Barnes, looking back on his life and ...

Eugene Lim is the winner of the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize, given annually to “a talented American writer who experiments with form, explores a range of voices and merits further recognition.” ...

McSweeney’s is seeking submissions for two literary prizes set to be awarded this year. The indie publisher announced in a news release that it is looking for entries for the Ga ...

Victoria Chang’s novel in verse, ‘Eureka,’ tackles a dark episode in U.S. History. She knows kids can handle it.