Staff Writer
Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary blends of art and science
Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in office
Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87
The National Book Awards have dropped Drew Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began
The National Book Award longlist for young people’s literature features a range of grownup topics, from the deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington to the underpinnings of the Internet
Deesha Philyaw struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.”
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be one for music lovers
A comprehensive new biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, a memoir on family by the prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen and an exploration of the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s are among 10 books on the nonfiction longlist of the National Book Awards
Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction
For her latest book club pick, Oprah Winfrey broke the news to author Nathan Hill in modern style
The nationwide surge in book bannings continues
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s next book is a work of history that’s also close to home
John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R
This week, a Truman Capote story from early in his career will be published for the first time
Paul Harding’s Maine-based historical novel “This Other Eden,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian “Chain-Gang All-Stars” and Justin Torres' multi-generational “Blackouts” are among the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards
Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years
Salman Rushdie has written a memoir about the horrifying attempt on his life that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand
In the movie industry, it isn't just actors and writers who have been battling management
Nobel laureate Louise Glück has died at 80
Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life, has died
Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect
The next book by Erik Larson, known for the best-selling “The Devil in the White City,” is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500
Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward
United Airlines CEO calls pullback in domestic seats a durable trend
Discover Financial fourth-quarter profit jumps on lower loan loss provisions
Volkswagen says 6% margin target for brand realistic in medium term, analyst says
Bain matches CC Capital's offer for Australia's Insignia Financial at $1.92 billion
White House summarizes Trump orders this week suspending entry at border
Alaska Air beats Q4 profit estimates, sees smaller Q1 loss on robust travel demand
Patrick Mahomes on whether NFL officials favor the Chiefs: 'The referees are doing their best'