The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

President Donald Trump kicked off a global press conference by presenting Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba with a copy of his coffee table picture book Save America featuring a cover photo ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...

In “What Fell From the Sky,” by Adrianna Cuevas, and “Oasis,” by Guojing, the best examples of humanity aren’t necessarily human. By Donna Barba Higuera Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy ...

But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Breathing Room” has a highly anticipated new book centered around a wedding. Gail Baines struggles to navigate her relationship with her ex-husband ...

In this spot the difference challenge, two identical pictures of kids studying can be seen. Although the two images look identical at first glance, they are not. There are three differences ...

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

Best Picture commentary (Updated Feb. 5, 2025): This weekend, three major guilds — the Critics Choice Awards (whose final voting closed Jan. 10, before the whole “Emilia Pérez” drama), the ...