NZ romance novelist Essie Summers at her desk in 1961. All her novels are being republished by Amercian Ken Pierce.William Flett / Elizabeth Jack/Supplied The works of late New Zealand romance ...

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For summer 2025, we asked the experts we trust most: people who own, manage, and buy books for some of America’s best independent bookstores.

Books School’s out, summer’s here: 4 kids’ books with ways to enjoy it From loving time with family to learning about the sun’s rays, summer’s options are vast (and make good reading).

We’re only halfway through 2025, but there have already been plenty of standout books published this year. There’s been particular excellence in genre fiction, with S.A. Cosby’s latest ...

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The Supreme Court on Friday backed a group of religious parents who want to opt their elementary school children out of engaging with LGBTQ books in the classroom, another major legal win for ...

Larry Summers served as U.S. Treasury Secretary from 1999 to 2001 and the director of the National Economic Council from 2009 to 2010. Getty Images The Trump administration’s tariffs are proving ...

What books are on your night stand? This is constantly in flux, but right this minute Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “To Save and to Destroy” and Marie-Helene Bertino’s “Exit Zero.” ...

John Summers is the author of the non-fiction book The Commercial Hotel. His writing has appeared in many publications, including The Spinoff, North & South, Landfall, Newsroom and Sport. He was a ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab has cut jobs in its books division, including at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, the company said on Thursday. The ...

Brent Staples, in Editorial Observer column, notes that Essie Mae Washington-Williams, illegitimate biracial daughter of late Sen Strom Thurmond, has written memoir with William Stadiem called ...