Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Short fiction is a wordful format. Many writing classes for kids and college students exclusively study short stories because ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

A decidedly warts-and-all portrait of the man many consider to be America’s greatest writer. It makes sense that distinguished biographer Chernow (Washington: A Life and Alexander Hamilton) has ...

Torok presents a beginner’s guide to an alternative energy-healing therapy and its potential health benefits. The author, an integrative healthcare practitioner, takes readers on a journey through the ...

A screenwriter analyzes the basic building blocks of storytelling and the differences between old and new models. Readers already familiar with classic guides to screenwriting, like Syd Field’s ...

A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, ...

A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, ...

Broccoli: No way is James going to eat broccoli. “It’s disgusting,” says James. Well then, James, says his father, let’s consider the alternatives: some wormy dirt, perhaps, some stinky socks, some ...

In Phen’s YA novel, a Mexican teenager discovers the value of devotion through an indelible bond with a loyal and resilient dog. In 1974, 14-year-old Ernesto lives in a modest home near Tijuana, ...