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

This week's new titles include memoir, comics journalism and speculative fiction, horror and humor. Susan Orlean tells her own story in Joyride, and Pulitzer-winner Adam Johnson has a new novel.

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds ...

Featuring 298 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: a special look inside the 2025 Kirkus Prize; interviews with Souvankham Thammavongsa, Paul ...

New novels by Thomas Pynchon and Brandon Taylor; memoirs by Susan Orlean, Malala Yousafzai and Tim Curry; the conclusion of an epic fantasy series by Philip Pullman; and more. Credit...The New York ...

With days till October arrives, book lovers across the globe are preparing for spooky reads full of ghosts, vampires, werewolves and crime — enough to satisfy a Horror fan's gothic heart. After ...

The state’s list of removed books shows none in Hillsborough, Pasco or Pinellas. But there’s a catch. Divya Kumar is an education reporter. Reach her at [email protected]. Anyone can view a sampling ...

We know our D.C. favorites. But we’re not the last word on Washington’s greatest creations. To accompany the D.C. Canon — The Washington Post’s list of the 101 greatest D.C. movies, books, artworks, ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...