Contract killers have long been a staple of crime fiction, but they’re often a mere plot device: a means to a gruesome end. However, the popularity of such films as Get Carter ( ...

Keith McNally has won the 2026 Gotham Book Prize, given annually to a book about New York City, for his memoir, I Regret Almost Everything. McNally’s book, published last year b ...

The literary nonprofit PEN America says that the number of nonfiction books banned in public schools doubled during the 2024-2025 school year. In a new report, the group says that ...

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Mac Barnett, the children’s author and national ambassador for young people’s literature, is under fire for remarks in his new book, including a line in which he says that the vast majority of ...

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

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In her new memoir, actor Jamie Lynn Sigler says her ex-husband, AJ Discala, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her while the two were married, Page Six reports. Sigler, b ...

Reese Witherspoon selected Alexandra Andrews’ The Fine Art of Lying as the latest pick for her popular book club.

Mystery and thriller novelist Anthony Horowitz told the Independent that he uses ChatGPT to assist in his writing. Horowitz is known for his popular Alex Rider series of young-adu ...

Oprah Winfrey has selected Douglas Stuart’s John of John as the latest pick for her popular book club. Stuart’s novel, published Tuesday by Grove, follows John-Calum Macleod, ...