4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (648+ words) Twitter is not all bad. I happened to see a query go by a couple weeks ago from the editor of War on the Rocks, asking for recommendations for historical fiction, not about war. Two people I admire responded with…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (623+ words) Be sure to check out our full 2026 Fall Arts Guide to live music, movies, art, theater, festivals and more in the Bay Area. Horror for fall? Groundbreaking. I didn’t set out to put together a list of creepy, suspenseful and,…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (919+ words) A Granby writer who grew up speaking French and spent years working around garages and heavy machinery is preparing to pitch his first English-language crime novel to literary agents at a conference near Boston this fall. Mario Bergeron, who writes…...

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (519+ words) Is a library book truly accessible if the person who wants to read it can’t comfortably read the page? At Citrus Libraries, our collection supports the needs of the community by investing in materials that reach all our patrons. These…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (553+ words) The cover of "Power in Listening: The Sounding Out! Reader" Newswise — Why do digital assistants such as Amazon’s Echo have female voices? Can recording the sounds of melting glaciers, or the silence in spaces once filled with birds, inspire environmental…...

20+ hour, 40+ min ago   (54+ words) The Bookseller Zaffre scoops 'far from cosy' crime novel by Daniel Marshall Read this article for free! Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for trusted publishing news, previews, and insight. - Deputy Editor's Comment:Long live…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (351+ words) Summer reading is a joy. And it’s also a privilege that many folks don’t have. Not everyone has easy access to books, which can be expensive, maybe a language someone speaks isn’t easily available in print. Maybe work and life…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (557+ words) Clean romance where its nice and the spice fades to black. Picture: Hein Kaiser Generation Alpha teenagers are falling in love with romance novels, but not necessarily the sex that has come to dominate many of the books filling social…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (288+ words) “Prepare to get lost in a haunting love story about one woman caught between the man she thought was her future and a mysterious stranger who upends everything,” reads a Reese's Book Club post about Anderson’s book on Instagram. Witherspoon…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (454+ words) A child who sees an adult reading learns something important: that books are not merely homework. They are company, adventure, knowledge, laughter, and sometimes the beginning of a story of one’s own. So when did you last see a dad…...