Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and ...

Live Oak Media, producer of the audiobook “Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story,” has won the 2026 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Children. Listening Library, an ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

Nick Bennett, 22 yo Little Falls native, opens Athenix Books & Brews on E. Main St. in his hometown, books now, brews when ...

Not too long ago, books about Donald Trump were the safest bet in publishing. Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s tell-all about Trump’s chaotic first year in office, was a monster best seller in 2018, as ...

Book clubs seem to be more popular than ever, which is good news for bookworms and casual readers alike. But what are the best books for book clubs in 2026? When it comes to picking your book club ...

Every year, I set myself a reading challenge. These are sometimes small—read more poetry; read older books—and sometimes quite large. More than a decade ago, I spent an entire year reading nothing but ...

2025 offered a feast of great books. To help build your never-ending reading list, here are five titles we particularly enjoyed over the past 12 months: Lucas Schaefer's debut novel, "The Slip" (Simon ...

Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Making Toast,” “Kayak Morning,” “Cold Moon” and the satirical novel “Lapham Rising.” To those of you resolving to clean house in the new year, a word of caution: Throw ...

We might rarely get to see snowfall in Los Angeles, but logging onto social media in December means the arrival of a different kind of flurry. The one where our friends, both close and parasocial, ...

From left to right: "Heated Rivalry," "IT: Welcome to Derry" and "Forever" (Credit: Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max, Netflix, Brooke Palmer/HBO) The book adaptation has been growing steadily in Hollywood for ...