Do audiobooks truly count as reading, or are they just a shortcut? |
It’s a debate that comes up more often than you’d expect. Someone mentions finishing a book, then sheepishly…
What’s the lifespan of a book at the Chicago Public Library?
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story first published on June 13, 2024. After the Great Chicago…
Required Reading: 7 Books and Authors That Changed Elizabeth McGovern’s Life—and Informed Her New Play, ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’
“It just blew my mind, because it takes a person all the way from high school age to…
Young Reader’s Shelf: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
One of my favorite picture books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Translated into 33 languages…
Circular Motion by Alex Foster review – what if the world spun faster and faster? | Science fiction books
Alex Foster’s sparky debut novel is built around a new technology of travel. Pods launch high into the…
The Sensitivity Era
A review of That Book Is Dangerous! How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking…
Everything Evolves by Mark Vellend review – can Darwin explain JD Vance? | Science and nature books
Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition, but then again no one could have predicted the giraffe, the iPhone or…
Grand Opening for New Bookstore at the ACC Library
For years, members of the Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library talked about reopening the library store—a small…
Book distributor BookSource celebrates 30th anniversary
Davinder Bedi Independent book distributor BookSource celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, marking three…
Australian novel attracts controversy over fictionalised depiction of gay codebreaker Alan Turing | Alan Turing
A novel written by a prominent book industry figure in which persecuted gay man Alan Turing has sex…
Heinemann Launches Fantasy-Themed Decodable Book Series Moonlit Mountain Readers
New Series to Support Student Engagement and Drive Foundational Skill Development PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ —Â Heinemann…
Indie bookstore to open in Grapevine with coffee and wine
A new independent bookstore is opening in Grapevine from a familiar name: Talking Animals Books, which which owners…