From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Boyle’s novel “Saint of the Narrows Street” captures the feel of a Brooklyn neighborhood and the characters whose lives are shaped by violence. Lucy Rose’s beautiful, terrifying novel ...

The Australian mystery mini-series is based on Jane Harper's bestselling novel and tells the story of a string of unsolved ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

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“As far as I’m still tracking, and that was last night talking to the president directly, Feb. 1 is still on the books,” she said. Canadian officials have been mounting a full court press on ...

Although comparisons to Christos Tsiolkas’ The Slap aren’t warranted ... current politics isn’t a preoccupation. This is a book with sex on its mind. At the fun end, there’s Mia from ...

Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres has apologized after a decades-old video of her performing in blackface resurfaced ahead of the Academy Awards. The I’m Still Here star addressed the video in a ...

What should have been a high point for Smith — his first Oscar win, for his role as Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard, in King Richard — was overshadowed by the slap, which occurred ...

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Three years after the slap heard ’round the world, things have changed, with Will Smith moving up and Chris Rock’s status seemingly moving down. But don’t get it twisted. There’s still no ...