Originally published under a pseudonym, Banville's Quirke mystery series follows a troubled Dublin coroner who dwells in the ...

An Idaho man who told his partner he was an archangel pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a female university professor in Massachusetts he viewed as his “twin angel soulmate.” Plus: BPD 24-hour ...

Nonfiction and Y.A. are hurting, but genre fiction and the Good Book are booming. Here’s how book sales looked in 2025. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter This year brought more blockbuster ...

Since almost the founding of their faith, English-speaking Latter-day Saints have stuck loyally by the side of the King James translation of the Bible, a version known for archaic and lofty language ...

One of Rob Reiner‘s last projects before his death was the release of a new book about “Spinal Tap,” his memorable 1984 music mockumentary, and the book has returned to Amazon’s bestsellers charts ...

Literary critic, essayist and academic known for his erudite and pugnacious judgments on writers and his fellow dons John Carey, who has died aged 91, bestrode the ever-narrowing bridge that connects ...

John Mayasich acceded to the wishes of his family and moved to the Twin Cities for most of the year earlier in this decade. As good planning would have it, there was both family and a new sports ...

ST. LOUIS — Author and architect, John Guenther, stopped by Show Me St. Louis to share more about his latest book, "The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis." The story of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint ...

“Harry Potter” is coming to life in two major ways: HBO’s upcoming TV series and Audible’s narrated audiobooks of all seven of J.K. Rowling’s novels. While HBO’s and Audible’s casts are both ...

For many fans, the death of John Candy represented childhood’s end. The actor was not especially childish or childlike, but he projected an indefatigable, unthreatening jolliness in movies such as ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Strangers gather monthly in Hermosa Beach to walk silently while listening to audiobooks and then discuss their ...

In a 1989 memoir called “Self-Consciousness,” John Updike (1932-2009) remembered his childhood sense “of an embowering wide world arranged for my mystification and entertainment.” In many ways, this ...