There’s abundant evidence that reading is good for you, from boosting mental cognition to improving sleep. One of the largest barriers to sitting down and cracking the spine of a fresh book? Time.

New novels by Thomas Pynchon and Brandon Taylor; memoirs by Susan Orlean, Malala Yousafzai and Tim Curry; the conclusion of ...

If this month’s selections could be awarded superlatives, they’d include Longest (for Jill Lepore’s 720-page history), Shortest (for the under-200-pages “Pick a Color”), Most Striking (for Stephen ...

We've put together the ultimate guide to James Patterson’s Alex Cross series, from his very first case to his latest showdown ...