I’m sure many of you did the same. A good book is escapist. But at its strongest, reading is an utterly transformative act – the lessons we learn, the characters we meet and the perspectives ...

Memorable characters, delightful nonfiction and poignant novels stuck with people across the world. By Joumana Khatib and Emma Lumeij Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with ...

The author of "The Great Believers" has joined in an effort to fight antisemitism and also publicly criticized Israel.

New editions of books by John Dickson Carr, Tom Mead and Edna Sherry remind me why I loved them the first time. The first two books of “On the Calculation of Volume,” by Solvej Balle ...

Jacob Bogage covers economic policy in Congress for The Washington Post, where he's worked since 2015. He's previously covered business and technology and wrote for the Sports section. Before ...

Sport fans: we have your Christmas sorted. Roger Alton has picked out the best sport books of 2024 ranging from the scientific way to score a penalty to the heartfelt memoir of Sir Chris Hoy.

(For the record, this is another instance of bent rules, as this book would have been one of my — the author of this piece — personal choices and is, again, set in the 1960s! Historical ...

Jacob Osborn is an accomplished author and journalist with over 10 years of experience in the media industry. He holds a Bachelor's degree in English and Communication Arts from the University of ...