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Every global event is shaped by human stories. As the Covid-19 pandemic progresses, the efforts of a few boldfaced names dominate the news. But countless others whose names may never [...]

Welcome to the future. Depending on whom you ask, it's either a magical world where tedious workday tasks are automated and phones serve up recommendations and information unasked, or it's [...]

New ideas for closing the income gap between America's iiberwealthy and the rest of society are presented in several of the spring's most important business books. TOP 10 The Airbnb [...]

November 2016 may seem far away, but with the presidential campaign now underway, the news will soon be all politics, all the time. This fall's politics and current events books [...]

People and their antics are infinitely interesting--whether they are historical, literary, or criminal figures, or their tales are told by themselves or others. If you are interested in stories of [...]

This season's literary nonfiction is in a retrospective mood, reflecting on mortality and what the authors have learned about their art. Readers will learn about the history of the New [...]

This season's lifestyle titles emphasize reachable goals and well-tested strategies. A bestselling author praises the phrase good enough, a fitness magazine brings out a guide to one of the basic [...]

Fall books on music look at innovators in various traditions, including soul, early New Wave, and the Great American Songbook. In film, a classic director of the 1960s gets his [...]

This year has already proven to be an eventful one, and this fall's crop of social science titles takes on the thorny issues behind some of the biggest headlines. On [...]

No clear trend in subject stands out among this fall's science books (aside from Norton's strong list), but as one digs deeper a subtle connection emerges among many forthcoming titles: [...]

From America's epidemic of gun violence and a history of the Supreme Court to a study of modern nation states, top titles will appeal to readers across the political spectrum. [...]

Merely mentioning the '80s conjures images of big hair and Michael J. Fox driving his DeLorean. Several big books about the music icons of the period are slated for fall. [...]

In the mind-body-spirit category, heaven, timeless wisdom, and Oprah spring eternal. The familiar and very old wisdom text I Ching, the Chinese Book of Changes whose origins date back by [...]

Publishers have already released a plethora of books about the Great Recession, but the causes and ramifications of the severest downturn in the American economy since the Great Depression continues [...]

The word 'curated' is no longer used solely in conjunction with galleries and museums: these days, stores, events, blogs, and even books are said to be curated. Two major art [...]

A tried and true maxim, for sure. And given today's 'shows,' one has an impressive variety .from which to choose--movies, TV, the Internet, Broadway (or Off-), even Netflix is getting [...]

No more dieting? It's devoutly to be wished by millions, but probably not publishing executives hoping for another heavy-hitter in the health and fitness category this spring. The End of [...]

Last season saw two solid books about Montreal-native singer, songwriter, and poet Leonard Cohen--I'm Your Man by Sylvie Simmons and Alan Light's The Holy or the Broken, about Cohen's anthem [...]

Adult Books The Adult Books editors have selected the following titles as representative of the year's outstanding books for public library collections. Our scope has been intentionally broad, and we [...]

Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year nonfiction [...]

As we go to press on this issue, the world's biggest sporting event--the World Cup--is in full swing down in Brazil, and while this spring saw a number of excellent [...]

The revelatory and affecting memoirs, histories, and novels below astutely examine the factual, emotional, familial, social, political, racial, and ethical dimensions of the complex borderland and immigration issues that propel [...]