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Pressman said in a statement, “ They All Came to Barneys is the true story of how we built Barneys into—if I do say so myself—the greatest store in the greatest city in the world. Now I’m so excited ...

There are certain things romance lovers expect from the genre. The most important, of course, is a happily-ever-after, but bestselling author Kennedy Ryan is focused on challenging who gets those ...

Revisiting the best books of the past 25 years was a joyful nostalgia trip for the editors of ‘Kirkus Reviews.’ ...

Percival Everett, Adam Higginbotham, and Kenneth M. Cadow are the winners of this year’s Kirkus Prizes, given annually by Kirkus Reviews to books of exceptional merit. The winners were announced at a ...

Based on real people and events, this debut novel follows Lale Sokolov, a young Slovakian Jew sent to Auschwitz in 1942. There, he assumes the heinous task of tattooing incoming Jewish prisoners with ...

The New York–based Center for Fiction announced that Haruki Murakami is the winner of its 2025 Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award, given to “a writer who, through their exceptional body of work, ...

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson will examine former President Joe Biden’s health and his decision to run for re-election in a book coming later this year.

Goodbye, Big Five, and hello, Big Four. Penguin Random House has made a deal to buy Simon and Schuster, the New York Times reports, in a move that will rearrange the publishing industry in a big way.

The finalists for the 2024 Kirkus Prize have been revealed, with 18 books contending for one of the richest annual literary awards in the world.

The rueful, fate-wracked tale of 26 men who tried to cross into the US from Mexico but chose the wrong time, place, and guide.

A Black writer's cross-country book tour becomes a profound exploration of love, friendship, and racial violence in America.