Neil Gaiman is a remarkably affable fellow. Even a few minutes after finishing signing several hundred books, even several minutes before heading out onstage in front of hundreds of fans, he’ll sit down on a couch next to you to talk about stories: how we tell them, and why they mean so much to us. […]
Avid readers are familiar with the joys and sorrows of film and tv adaptations: for every awesome movie that brings your favorite characters to life, there’s another one that tries to destroy them. Given that the next few years promise to be absolutely saturated with adaptations, the smart book nerd will buckle up now, because […]
This year, we resolve to read more books. And with so many great reads being released in 2015, keeping our resolution will be a pleasure. From new thrillers from our favorite authors (Baldacci! Sandford! King!), to a richly written family drama spanning generations, to a brand-new novel from living legend Harper Lee, these are just a […]
This month readers are diving into a story of Nazi-occupied France told through the eyes of two estranged sisters, a multigenerational epic set in Baltimore, and the tale of two feuding brothers. Here are just a few of our top fiction picks for February.
From a new book of short stories from one of the masters of the genre, to new books that revisit your favorite science fictional universes, to collections of more than 50 assorted tales about the end of the world, this month’s top picks in science fiction and fantasy offer otherworldly escapes for every kind of reader.