Paula Hawkins has the No. 1 book of the year with 'The Girl on the Train.'

Everyone's familiar with the smell of old books, the weirdly intoxicating scent that haunts libraries and second-hand book stores. Similarly, who doesn't enjoy riffling through the pages of a newly purchased book and breathing

It's always good when consumers are aware of how creators get paid—but there's no shame in not buying new.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a reprise of anti-China protests of over a year ago, demanding to know the whereabouts of five missing people linked to a local publisher of books critical of Beijing's leadership. By Donny Kwok and Kalum Chen.

Watch for new books from Elizabeth Strout, Janice Y.K. Lee, David McCallum.

Hong Kong's top official speaks out after a book store employee disappears.

. Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times by Al Roker and Deborah Roberts (New American Library, non-fiction, on sale Jan. 5)

Early next month, Pablo Sierra is opening a used bookstore in Northwest Washington — an unlikely bet in the digital age made even more inconceivable, given that his only experience with books is reading them. “I guess it is pretty crazy,” Sierra said, echoing an observation shared by some of his friends. Or maybe not. Sierra, like ­other book lovers, has read articles about slowing e-book sales and watched as independent bookstores such as Politics and Prose thrive...

New books coming out this week.

With hundreds of thousands of books published every year, the choice of what to stock can prove bewildering for booksellers. The owner of one small bookshop in Tokyo has taken an unusual approach to the problem: Morioka Shoten, located in the luxury shopping district of Ginza, offers just one title to its customers.

5 new cookbooks being released.

Needle-in-a-haystack stories are the caffeine of collecting. Who hasn’t heard a tale of someone finding a rare toy at a garage sale, a dust-covered antique in an attic, or a priceless document hidden inside a beat-up picture frame? By Ben Marks

This large chain in the U.K. made a shocking turnaround by doing something surprising: trusting its booksellers. By Stephen Heyman.

Is a Kindle or Nook on your holiday gift list? First, check out what research says about the pros and cons of reading on screens

James Rollins' new Sigma Force thriller goes on sale Dec. 15.

Look for a style book from Dita Von Teese, and a continuation of Tom Clancy's series.

Amazon.com has come a long way... By Paul Constant.

Look for memoirs from singers Tom Jones and Carly Simon, plus a new James Patterson.

Look for new books from Burt Reynolds, Timbaland, Janet Evanovich and David Baldacci.

5 books coming out this week.