A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood. By Charles Finch “Careless People,” a memoir by a former ...

In Linda Joan Smith’s “The Peach Thief,” an orphaned girl posing as a boy raids an English Eden. By Jennifer Howard Leonard S. Marcus brings the wonder of a 1968 snapshot to a new ...

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The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

The topics of this fleet and vivid new account of the papacy’s recent history are familiar—disputes over sexual mores, war and peace, church and state, money, and the reach of Vatican ...

February 25, 2025 • On Tuesday's show: Measles alerts have been issued in San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos as an outbreak spreads across portions of Texas and other states. We talk ...

Miller’s “The Last Manager” is a biography of the fiery Orioles skipper who was ahead of his time as a strategist Katherine Stewart’s book attempts to debunk the notion that Trumpism is ...

The physical and emotional changes that come with puberty can be challenging for tweens, but these books can help. From expert guides filled with biological facts to the funny Wimpy Kid installment in ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...