Like any online community, bookish spaces come with their own lingo. Ever heard someone refer to an author as an “auto-buy”? They’re telling you they would pick up anything said author published ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

Resort book clubs, tour companies, hotel libraries and a growing number of literary festivals are offering readers new ways to indulge their interests. Reading retreats at Lake Austin Spa Resort in ...

They call it a “book birthday” for a reason. After all the hard work, a novel finally lands on bookshelves. A new story is born. But the gestation period, if you will, is often a mystifying process to ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

In the book “People We Meet on Vacation,” by Emily Henry, the protagonists take a series of trips, including a pivotal one to Croatia. This summer, travel company EF Ultimate Break will offer a 12-day ...