A few years ago, I’d had enough of Jeff Bezos and his greed and switched all my book buying to a small local bookstore.

 Henry Reynolds, Nicholas Clements

Lockwood is one of two debut novelists to make the list

Unread books are as powerful as the ones we read. An antilibrary is a private collection of unread books capturing the vastness of the unknown.

As temperatures rise, a new book delves into the environmental toll of America’s favorite way to cool off

Sheffield Cathedral has just had a book brought back after being taken out by a reader – and it is believed to be 300 years overdue! Delighted staff at the 800-year-old venue opened a parcel that arrived in the first class post this week, to find the book with a note explaining its owner, who had recently died, had left a note asking for it to be returned.

By the time you are done reading this guide, you will know five ways to become a strong writer including one strategy that is controversial.

The election is fraught with wild allegations and vicious character assassination, accusations of corruption and kickbacks, misspelled messages and outrageous debates — and of course the Russians have their hands all over it.

One summer day in the ocean off Panama City Beach, two boys out for a swim got caught in a rip current. When their mother heard their cries, she and several other family members dove into the ocean, only to be trapped in the current, too. Then, in a powerful display of character, complete strangers on the beach took action. Forming a human chain of 70 to 80 bodies, they stretched out into the ocean and rescued everyone.

Admired by everyone from John Milton to Nick Cave, The Anatomy of Melancholy has always been a text that has dazzled and confounded its readers in equal measure. Now, exactly 400 years after it was published, an academic has painstakingly traced the meaning of thousands of its sphinxlike allusions, enigmatic references and arcane quotations, allowing Robert Burton’s famous text to be fully understood for the very first time.

In Herman Melville’s masterpiece Moby Dick the author is eager to tell us a tale of good and evil. These two opposing forces are represented everywhere throughout his story, the vying battle between the two is the back bone of the entire novel. Good versus evil, love against hate, forgiveness or revenge, they are all explored throughout its many pages. This is one of the reasons for its enduring popularity amongst readers.

Rediscovered papers thought to record the memories of a longstanding friend say the ‘father of liberalism’ plagiarised and lied about never reading Thomas Hobbes

The silly idea that a fictional character’s statements reflect an author’s actual beliefs is spreading.

Kim Zachman’s book for young readers, "There’s No Ham in Hamburgers," offers kids ages 8 to 12 a fun-filled journey through the history of some of their favorite foods.

The stories we love best are filled with subtle (and not-so-subtle) lessons and perspectives. These quotes from 15 modern Canadian books offer unique insights into the lives we live.

John Tresch’s “The Reason for the Darkness of the Night” presents the multitalented author’s fascination with science.

Since May 2020, the American Booksellers Association memberships have increased.

Edward Brooke-Hitching set out to curate the ultimate collection of bizarre books down the ages. He leads us around the Madman’s Library

Biblioracle columnist John Warner had a recent crisis of confidence surrounding his habit of hoarding books, but then some readers reminded him of some good reasons why we should keep even the ones we've already read.

AuthorSHARE, a royalty fund set up by two used booksellers with support from industry bodies, is calling for more retailers to participate