Books

The new year has begun, bringing with it the socially sanctioned push to make resolutions. Readers, or those who want to devote more time to reading, tend to set some...

It’s that time of the year again! As we finally put 2024 to bed, it’s time to start looking forward to what the 2025 publishing season holds in store for...

Many of Harlan Coben’s thrillers seem to have similar structures: A cop or other detective seems to be seeing a dead spouse or someone important in their lives happens to...

Shockingly, Wicked: Part I (now streaming on VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is only the second, possibly third, most absurd unfinished movie saga of 2024. Director Jon M. Chu...

The behind-the-camera story of The Watchers (now streaming on Netflix) might be more compelling than the one in front of it. The film is the directorial debut of Ishana Night...

Fantasy writer Olivie Blake jokingly tells me that she doesn’t know how to write a book. With eight adult fantasy novels and two YA romantic comedies under her belt —...

After Jimmy Carter was defeated in the 1980 presidential election a reporter asked if he’d write a memoir. The reply was certain, “Yes … I intend to write more than...

I research and write about happiness, so every year before Jan. 1, I ask people, “What resolutions will you make this year?” With reliable frequency, people tell me, “I want...

In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story. In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like this: A humble peanut...

Jimmy Carter wore a button-down shirt in Khartoum. It was a sweltering morning and the sun shone on the Nile as the clamorous city was rousing to life. Carter was...