Asia’s largest literary gathering held on Kozhikode’s sun-kissed beaches in India, listens in rapt attention as graphic ...

The relationship between poetry and philosophy is ineluctable (unavoidable and inescapable) and widely understood. Although in this blog post we won’t go as far as to claim, like Coleridge, ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

Words for Love, and Comfort, are the first two titles of the new creative Poetry Prescription series... eight pocket-sized gift books containing carefully curated ‘prescriptions in verse ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

Anderson was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer in 2023. The book, Fire, Salt, Light, is a collection of her poems she has written over recent years. “To have this diagnosis and already ...

All-Pro linebacker Khalil Mack is set to become a free agent in 2025 after two years with the Los Angeles Chargers. If Mack signs an extension with the team, what could his potential new contract be ...

The work is a prosimetrum: the prose passages are interspersed with poetry. Glassgold takes a curious approach to presenting Boethius in English. While he sticks to this one language, he moves through ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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 ...