This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The novelist Henry Miller once observed that “a book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you.” If ...

When life gets really hectic, sitting quietly with a book can feel like an impossible luxury. And when does a smartphone-mediated world feel less than hectic? Any shred of free time is too easy to ...

Patsy J. Blackwell, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Jan. 14, 2026; visitation is Jan. 20 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with private burial at Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Patsy J. Blackwell, ...

I was 25-years-old and living in New York City. I had just finished my first novel, set to dip my toes into the literary world for the first time. Then, I spilled water on my computer, and lost the ...

Books ahoy! The new year promises adventures, escapes, and mind-bending delights for bibliophiles of all stripes. For fiction lovers, there’s George Saunders’ wild ride of a second novel, Ann Patchett ...

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The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

I’m a millennial book lover (with a deep affection for American Girl books and the Dear America series to prove it), but as a college writing professor and YA author, I’ve also been keeping track of ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

This week's General Hospital spoilers may look very familiar as three of this week's episodes were originally scheduled for last week. The show was taken off air for three days when Tuesday, Wednesday ...