Lucas Schaefer, Scott Anderson, and Thao Lam are the winners of this year’s Kirkus Prizes, given annually to works of exceptional merit in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ ...

Lepore’s book, published earlier this month by Liveright/Norton, is a history of the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1788 and went into effect the following year. In a starred review ...

Robert Barnett, the Washington, D.C., lawyer who was famed for his literary dealmaking for clients including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, died at 79, the New York Times reports.

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Katie Yee has won the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, given annually to an outstanding debut book, for her novel, Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.

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Disney has acquired the rights to Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures series of children’s fantasy novels, the entertainment company announced in a news release.

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, known for his disturbing, postmodern novels, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Tom Holland is set to star in a film adaptation of John Grisham’s The Partner, reports Deadline.

Patricia Cornwell stopped by Good Morning America to discuss her latest novel, Sharp Force.

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