To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

New titles explore LGBTQ+ history and activism and offer nonjudgmental guidance.

Ends is widely considered the worst of David Gordon Green's trilogy — but it's actually the only one that tries to do ...

Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring.

In high school, I was sure I’d study economics and political science. That’s what I wrote on my Duke application. It sounded solid. Smart. Useful. I figured I’d keep the creative stuff ...

Many of John Green’s novels offer a snapshot of young adult reading culture in the 2010s – star-crossed teenage lovers and “manic pixie dream girl” characters, Tumblr quotes and metaphors ...

Considered the best book of the year according to NPR, these memoirs written by Marcelo Hernández Castillo shed light on the tragedy of immigration from his personal experience crossing the border as ...

The classic horror story that brought movies, plays and Halloween costumes for years after it was originally published, "Frankenstein" is a must-read book for everyone. Although Shelley’s ...

Written by Nicholas Pileggi (who adapted his own nonfiction books into Goodfellas and Casino) Levinson’s, the latest movie from the director of Bugsy depends entirely on its central gimmick ...

This book takes you deep into the world of a fierce and powerful Grama Devata—a protector, guardian, and swift force of justice. Through gripping stories and ancient wisdom, it unveils Bhairava, ...

A super-secret and very hard level hidden in Split Fiction, so difficult that only a few of the game’s devs could overcome it, has been completed by a pair of speedrunners. Their reward? A free ...

Reading non-fiction books is one of the best ways to gain knowledge, develop new skills, and find motivation to push yourself further. Whether you want to improve your mindset, leadership skills, ...