This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our ...

He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.

Rumaan Alam’s “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier’s “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko’s “Memory Piece” are among 14 finalists for the ...

In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Orbital,” a Booker Prize-winning novel following six people living and working on a space station above Earth.

A tale like this one requires a lot of inventive filmmaking. … The Zucheros bring a great deal of imagination to the task, ...

Ann Patchett, who owns a Nashville bookstore, has written numerous best sellers. She talks about her love of reading and how it inspires her writing ...

The book, the third in a series, has sold 2.7 million copies in its first week, and provided yet another example of the ...

Perry took on misconceptions about the South (and won the National Book Award) with “South to America.” In “Black in Blues” ...

Other books we recommend this week include Dorian Lynskey’s study of the role the apocalypse plays in the cultural ...

Kay Sohini’s move from India to New York was an escape, rebirth and reunion all wrapped in one. Sohini's debut graphic memoir ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

Joan Aiken’s neo-Gothic; Joseph Roth’s family epic.