We know novels have the power to take us to different places and time periods. And with biographical historical fiction books ...

The 75th National Book Awards celebrated with a ceremony, comedy from Kate McKinnon and music from Jon Batiste. Percival ...

There is some hubris in daring to define the key features of a century’s worth of novels, but Edwin Frank admits his book isn ...

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view.

Percival Everett’s “James" won the National Book Award for fiction. For nonfiction, Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: ...

Everett's "James," a daring reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," won the National Book Award for fiction.

Michael Hingston will celebrate 10 years of counting the days to Christmas with the release of the incredibly popular Short Story Advent Calendar.

"I know that when everything goes dark, the sun's still up there," said Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Barbara Kingsolver ...

Metamorphoses. By Karolina Watroba. Franz Kafka’s fame is not only the product of literary excellence. He also got lucky, as this biography of the writer’s afterlife reveals. It traces his ...

The Books of the Year 2024 is a collection of picks from FT writers and critics across a broad range of subjects — from business and economics to sport, music and fiction — and to suit all tastes. But ...

In 2023, the lead-up to the National Book Awards was fraught. Ahead of the event, rumors circulated about finalists planning ...