Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the ...

Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

The object-oriented paradigm popularized by languages including Java and C++ has slowly given way to a functional programming approach that is advocated by popular Python libraries and JavaScript ...

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In February, 2023, David Remnick profiled Salman Rushdie after a near-fatal stabbing. “Knife,” which recounts the attack and its aftermath, is one of the titles on this year’s longlist, which spans ...

What makes a book so great? It’s not necessarily only about the quality of the writing but also the ability to change discourse, start meaningful conversations that last for years, and inspire action.

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Alan Gratz's children's book "Ban This Book" was published in 2017. Seven years later, his novel for kids ages 8 and older is at the center of a debate over book banning after a Florida school ...

Costco plans to stop regularly selling books throughout the year starting in January. The decision is meant to ease labor for Costco staff. The shift is a symbolic blow to an industry that has already ...

So, in no particular order, here they are: New Scientist’s favourite science fiction books of all time. We’d love to hear from readers, too, about your own favourite sci-fi. Join the conversation on ...