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True crime is a genre synonymous with blood, but murder isn’t the only kind of crime. Nonviolent true crime books are a great introduction to the genre if you’re not interested in reading about serial killers, and they’re also...

Highlights PressMost puzzle books give kids something to fill in. Escape Rooms! dares them to solve their way out. Young sleuths ages 8–12 will explore six richly illustrated worlds, from a dinosaur planet and wizard’s castle to a haunted...

October 15, 2026View Online | Join All Access | Listen Got a sec? Today is the last day to vote for Zero to Well-Read for the Signal Award for Best Arts & Culture Podcast. We’re up against some big...

Coming of age in 1920s Britain, Olivia yearns for freedom. Her father, a closeted actor, and his longtime lover have established a life of quiet respectability in the country, their security dependent on conformity and discretion. When Olivia meets...

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It won’t take you an entire afternoon to read one of the great short stories of our time. All you need is an hour and a little curiosity—and if that curiosity is even the slightest bit entomological, even better...

The artist and novelist Audrey Niffenegger began writing the long-awaited sequel to her bestselling debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, in 2012, just after Obama’s re-election. It was a “rosy” time in American politics, “as good as it gets over...

1. Anne Carson is one of the greatest writers of our time. I discovered her work on a Peter Pan bus from New York to New England. I’d bought Antigonick in a bookstore a few days earlier, almost randomly....

October 9, 2026View Online | Join All Access | Listen Phew! What a week in literary awards it’s been (more on that below). The energy of awards season matches one impressive year in new books. Wishing you luck, 2027. You...

Halloween is creeping right up on us. Is your costume still a big question mark? All the answers lie within your favorite mystery novels. I put on my houndstooth deerstalker cap, took a few puffs on my pipe, and...