It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

His newest book, “Precipice,” is about a former British prime minister in love. 10 Winter Reads for Cold Nights Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely ...

Our current decade has brought in some great recent reads — see our picks here Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ... Hijinks and rom-com magic alike ensue in this bestselling ...

By Wilson Wong This short scene conceals the names of 13 books published in the middle decades of the 20th century. See if you can find them all and build a reading list along the way.

In celebration of our 50th year, we're looking back at some of our favorite reads over the decades Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and ...

Guidebooks can be wonderful resources for helping travelers navigate destinations. But the best travel books can also inspire journeys. Fiction or nonfiction, there’s no shortage of books with a ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...

Rediscovering JoyRediscovering the magic of normal was not about returning to the life I had before cancer but about creating a new life infused with gratitude and awareness. Each day became a ...

A strong magic system is a key part of any successful fantasy book series. However, some lengthy fantasy book series worth committing to demonstrate more unique magic systems than others.

That question will likely get some pretty interesting answers when asked of someone who reads – or writes – books for a living ... and how it is part of their sacred life.