Author Nicole Chung picks the top memoirs of the year, from "Careless People" to "Things in Nature Merely Grow" ...

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead ...

The jury for the Goncourt des détenus literary prize is made up of around 600 prisoners in 45 different French penal ...

NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork." ...

In this new novel by Baton Rouge author Jumata Emill, a college journalist returns to his hometown to make a true crime ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

A memoir from one of the most successful “momagers,” the inspiring story of one of the most influential civil rights leaders ...

A new biography details the secrets and scandals of the Mitfords, a notorious family of aristocrats—and of the one sister who broke away from the rest.

While true limitations and consequences of trading physical books for online alternatives are often most harmful for young kids’ comprehension, according to a study from Review of Educational Research ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. No matter where you're headed this season, these books will make you feel like you're on vacation Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor ...

The majority of books banned last school year highlighted stories featuring people of color and LGBTQ+ characters and subjects. A recent analysis of thousands of banned titles by PEN America found ...

More than half of books banned during the last school year featured or were about people of color or members of the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Thursday. PEN America, a nonprofit ...