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 ...

The winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, with Jill Lepore, Daniel Kraus, and Yiyun Li among the authors whose work was honored for achievement in literature.

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, ...

Here are four new productions based on novels by Lauren Wiesberger, William Golding, Victor LaValle, and Tom Clancy.

Robert Crais won the best novel award for The Big Empty, his 20th book featuring Los Angeles detectives Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus called it a “potent and ...

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The New York Times released a list of the best books of the year so far. “We’re a third of the way through 2026 and we at The Book Review have already written about hundreds o ...

The finalists for the Hugo Awards, given annually to outstanding works of science fiction, have been revealed. Nnedi Okorafor made the best novel shortlist for Death of the Author ...

Rebecca Yarros will return to straight-up romance in a novel coming later this year—no dragons in sight. Amazon imprint Montlake will publish the bestselling author’s Peculiar Stars in the fall, ...

Random House Books for Young Readers will publish the basketball star’s EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA To Reach BIG Dreams, illustrated by Adriana Predoi, in the fall, the press announced in a news ...

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Books by Gavin Newsom, Cory Booker, and other politicians hit the campaign trail this season.