Oprah Winfrey chooses "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her June book club pick, a third for the author.

Since the best book recommendations come from friends, WBEZ asked seven very literary locals what books they're reading for ...

Kenyan free-speech advocates and lawyers have condemned the prosecution of the author of an unauthorised biography of Kenyan ...

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 15, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...

Thrillers from Daniel Silva and Karin Slaughter, feel-good fiction and more will make you want to spend the summer with a ...

Edmund White, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, emeritus, died at his home in Manhattan on June ...

Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has – like many places undergoing complex and uneven social change – seen an ...

Discover the best books of summer 2025: from Jamaica Kincaid's essays to breakout fiction debuts and novels perfect for beach reading.

Oprah confronted James Frey nearly 15 years ago for lies in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces." He's still writing, and ...

When author Wally Lamb received a phone call from Oprah Winfrey last month, he was shocked to hear her voice again, as they last spoke nearly three decades ago. "She told me my latest novel, 'The ...

Edmund White, a pioneer of contemporary gay literature, died this week at age 85. He left behind such widely read works as “A ...

Someday, when I open a bookstore and the big bucks roll in, I’ll display titles in narrow categories, ensuring no one finds anything and has to wander. This summer survey will be my trial run.