Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...

One Sunday morning in March 2019, I asked my wife to get in the car and go on a road trip with me. I decided to keep our destination a surprise, but I knew as we sped along the 15 Freeway that we ...

Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and ...

Children’s book publishers were invited to submit up to 10 picture books published this year in the United States. The judges ...

There, above the bustling city, Brown took in the desolate stretch of abandoned rail that would, in time, become the High ...

The Illustrated Gallery is one of the largest collections of illustration art in the world. The collection consists of over 1,500 pieces from 400+ artists. The gallery was founded by Jordan Berman in ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel.

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

The turbulent and troubled life of Vivien Leigh comes to light in Lyndsy Spence's new book. Ysenda Maxtone Graham discovers the mental turmoil the actress battled with. How could a cocky blond 20 ...

The Tolkien Illustrated Series is special because all of the full-color illustrations and sketches throughout each book were drawn by the author himself while he penned the manuscripts that would ...

The Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal-voiced animated feature based on author Peter Brown’s best-selling book of the same has grossed nearly $150 million at the worldwide box office, and a ...

Friday, October 25, 2024; Washington, D.C. — NPR’s Book of the Day, Wild Card and Short Wave podcasts feature interviews with NPR journalists and national authors from this year’s Library of ...