William Aslet looks at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, where the ambitious work of the painter and architect Sir James Thornhill recast a major 17th-century house as a Baroque masterpiece. Photographs by ...

It’s for: Anyone who’s determined to develop healthier habits around money. The concept: A bazillion books out there go deep on ETFs, IRAs, CFAs vs CFPs. This is not one of them. Yes, Bernadette Joy ...

In a week that straddles both sides of Christmas, Asako Yuzuki’s food-based crime novel translated into English by Polly Barton sold 26,873 copies – down 22.3% based on the last full week ...

Each year, I read a stack of books to help me understand the world. As 2024 wraps up, I’m happy to share a few of the real treasures, and hopefully to hear from readers with their own picks.

Here are the most exciting books we're most looking forward to sharing in 2025 Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. As we prepare to turn the corner into 2025, poetry is in the spotlight this week, with new books of verse from Percival Everett ...

After finding his alcoholic wife dead in the bathtub of their Berlin apartment, Kaspar, a 70-something bookstore owner, discovers an unfinished book she was writing, in secret, about her own ...

From highly anticipated sequels to fresh voices debuting their first novels, the year is shaping up to be a thrilling one for book lovers. These releases reflect the diverse range of stories that ...