Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

The best of this year's fiction features characters who, like so many, feel like they don't belong anywhere, even when ...

For pure escapism, there’s nothing quite like historical fiction. These vividly imagined novels transport you back to another time and place, from a sweeping love story against the backdrop of the ...

Two Wilmington writers are included in "the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction." ...

Portland author Kimberly King Parsons published her debut novel, “We Were the Universe,” last year. On Monday, her book took home the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards ...

Humanoid mosquitoes, alien contact on deadly moons, implants that let you know everything your partner is thinking… the science fiction novels on offer in February feel especially interesting, and I’m ...

“The Best American Mystery and Suspense” is an anthology of the best North American mystery and thriller stories published in ...

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