A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate’s work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results. By Wesley Morris In “Leaving Home,” the writer and ...
In “Leaving Home,” the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color. By Jeanette Winterson A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark ...
Your ultimate L.A. Bookshelf is here — a guide to the 110 essential L.A. books, plus essays, supporting quotes and a ranked list of the best of the best. In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times ...
It’s complicated. Meacham, who won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Andrew Jackson, delves into America’s complex history to illustrate that the republic has always been riddled with ...
Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers. February 10, 2026 • Few contemporary ...
2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary, Elder ...
February 1, 2026 • In The One About the Blackbird, a young boy learns to play guitar from his grandfather. And there's one song in particular that they love… January 7, 2026 • Baker & Taylor is one of ...
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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A book transfer moves funds between deposit accounts within the same bank, eliminating float ...
The literary set is in for a treat this year, with a swelling slate of movies and T.V series based on bestselling books releasing throughout 2026. First published in 1847, Emily Brontë’s singular ...
Ballantine bets big on culture writer Marjon Carlos’s memoir-in-essays, FSG’s science imprint takes a primer from mathematician Terry Tao, and more.