Most of the poems in An Opening in the Vertical World emerge from travel, with vivid evocations growing more meditative as the book proceeds. Encounters with music or visual art appear throughout ...

The best nonfiction books of the year tackle undeniably difficult topics. Many are personal stories about surviving the unthinkable. Salman Rushdie describes the violent attack that nearly killed him.

We’ve spent the year reading nonstop—dog-earing pages, underlining passages, and tearing through the towering stacks on our nightstands—to find the books that truly blow us away. We all loved Oprah’s ...

This is what PNG’s inclusion into the competition means for the NRL. As the gateway to Asia, PNG holds increasing geopolitical importance for Australia as China extends its influence in the Pacific.

We just need to elevate their voices and learn from their scientific insights and practical wisdom. This year’s favorite books give us a chance to do just that. They provide many lenses from which to ...

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press reports St. Paul Ward 1 Council Member Anika Bowie has raised objections to human ...

See our favorite books of the year, from celebrity memoirs to buzzy literary fiction Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

As ever, I can’t claim to have read all the hundreds of books that were published this year or to believe I can say which are “best.” But these are some of the books I loved most ...

As the year draws to a close, with all its new books stretched out before us, Smithsonian magazine's editors and writers have clear favorites. Whether you're doing some holiday shopping or looking ...

Taken together, these books offer a reminder: even outsiders are never truly alone. Here, the best fiction books of 2024. In The Coin, a stylish Palestinian schoolteacher navigates a cramped New ...

Gifting readers a book for the holidays isn't exactly a novel idea, but a well-chosen title is still an act of love in itself, showing you know what makes your person tick. Even an annotated copy ...