The best nonfiction books of the year tackle undeniably difficult topics. Many are personal stories about surviving the ...

Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, ...

The story he tells—drawing on new archeological findings, a fresh reading of eighteenth-century visitors’ accounts, and a ...

The organization, which awards the nation’s only major literary prize chose by critics, is sharing six longlists for its 50th anniversary Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster; Harper; Scribner The ...

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn't is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring. Springtime is officially here, and a new season means a new crop of books we're ...