In “Journey to Nowhere,” Shiva Naipaul reports on the aftermath of a cult’s disastrous turn away from idealism.

The novelist Muriel Spark was as elusive as her characters. A fellow writer said she could be “two different women on ...

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We didn't plan on falling this hard for a three-headed dragon, but John Wiswell had other plans with his latest novel, The Dragon Has Some Complaints.

This summer, it’s also a major motion picture, starring Matt Damon as the wily, beleaguered Bronze Age hero Odysseus, a ...

Nepal, July 18 -- At around page 81 of Aditi Mali's The Complete Shampoo and Daddy, the rabbit Shampoo discovers that they ...

Explore Ann Patchett's best books ranked by Goodreads ratings, from beloved novels like "Bel Canto" and "The Dutch House" to acclaimed nonfiction essays.

"Marten Scheffer’s book, Tipping out of Trouble, will open your mind to how scientific knowledge can be turned into social ...

When The Washington Post’s management axed Book World in February, it wasn’t just one casualty among hundreds of layoffs; it was the latest high-profile death blow to a newspaper book review section ...

JD Vance’s book isn’t exactly pulling in rave reviews. The vice president’s 304-page memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back ...