Authors like Daniel Kraus, Katie Kitamura and more crafted stories that brought thoughtful self-reflection and curiosity to this year of reading, writes Prentice.

Though their relationship is barbed at best, the bitter jabs and manipulative comments between them prompt engaging insights on modern culture, class guilt and reckoning with dark family histories.— ...

Through vivid fighter pilot stories and actionable insights, the author guides readers through the three phases from ...

The pilot episode is one of the best I've ever seen in my life, which is saying a lot because I'm a bona fide television ...

When a routine Utah police report suddenly claimed that an officer had transformed into a frog, the line read less like legal ...

A Napa County resident and biostatistician is leading an international effort to improve how communities measure unsheltered homelessness, with Napa ...

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‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

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