"The Quiet Librarian," about a Bosnian American woman with thugs on her trail, is the latest thriller from Minnesota Book ...

One of the sharpest pleasures of encountering new fiction can come from knowing almost nothing about it, or its author, in advance. In fact it’s often best that way.

In the new novel, “ The corpses of young women—many of whom are working night jobs—are discovered, drained of blood, with unusual puncture marks on their necks, and it’s up to intrepid reporter Carl ...

Brynne Weaver chats with Rolling Stone about her new book Scythe & Sparrow and why so many people seem to be flocking to the dark romance genre ...

Sherman Pyatt is the former Commissioner of Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a lecturer and an author.

What did Jane Austen read, in between writing "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma"? In "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," "Pawn Stars" ...

It was a near-miss with a bomb squad in LAX that sparked an idea for a novel with local pastor Dwain Lee. His husband, George ...

Two new novels riff on fairy tales to explore mothers with unusual hungers and daughters trying to survive them.

In “Talk to Me,” Rich Benjamin investigates his family’s harrowing past to better understand the troubles that continued to plague them.

University Press of Kentucky plans to release a revised, third edition of 'Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins' by the late historian Robert K. Murray and renowned cave explorer Roger W. Brucker, on ...

Bright, persistent ringing ripped Tom from sleep. He rolled over, fumbled for the reading light beside his bed, and reached for his phone. As he answered the call, he saw the time: 3:00 a.m. Nothing ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...