The 10 Best Books to Look Out for in October 2025
October is another big month for new book releases, with a number of highly anticipated sequels and fantastic…
Fashionable Books To Dress Your Coffee Table
From designers Christian Dior and Valentino to photographers Pamela Henson and Patrick Demarchelier … Dior Enchanting Gardens, Rizzoli,…
8 books one should read to sharpen communication skills
In this insightful book, the celebrated Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explores the true nature of mindful…
‘Bans are disheartening’: US author criticises Dorset school’s removal of her book about race | Secondary schools
A bestselling black American author has condemned a Dorset school’s decision to drop her critically acclaimed novel from…
For the love of reading: New Hampshire Book Festival promotes literacy and community
Emilie Christie Burack and Sarah McCraw Crow sat chatting in Gibson’s Bookstore a few years ago for a…
An interview with Dutch graphic designerdesigner Irma Boom
It seems fitting that Irma Boom – a woman who has done more than perhaps any other living…
LIBRARY COLUMN | Cozy up with a cup of fantasy | Features
As a youth, I loved high fantasy: expansive worldbuilding, epic storylines, and difficult-to-pronounce imaginary names. Tamora Pierce’s books…
Fall Book Sale – Friends of Salem Public Library
A huge array of books at low, low prices will be available to purchase at this annual Fall…
ONBOOKS | OPINION: Three Arkansas voices, three measures of endurance
Philip Martin Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993. In that…
Review: In Michael Farris Smith’s ‘Lay Your Armor Down,’ four outcasts struggle to survive in a malevolent world
“LAY YOUR ARMOR DOWN” by Michael Farris Smith (Little, Brown and Co., 272 pages, $29). Michael Farris Smith…
‘Dreamland’ author Sam Quinones profiles ‘The Perfect Tuba’
Add the tuba to the list of book subjects you probably thought you didn’t care about but that…
Book review: The Arabesque Table, by Reem Kassis
Having received critical acclaim – and a James Beard Foundation Award nomination – for her debut cookbook The…