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The author of humorous short stories finds emotional connections in tales that engage with tech. But he’s more interested in the ties between humans.

An illustrator in New York City imagines the personalities of some local bookshops and how they might be embodied.

John Schu is a best-selling author, a children’s librarian and a tireless evangelist for the power of a blank page.

Our romance columnist recommends three terrific new books, but the one she loves most is Cat Sebastian’s “You Should Be So Lucky.”

Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.

For the children’s book creators Doug Salati, Brian Floca, Sophie Blackall, Rowboat Watkins, Johnny Marciano and Dasha Tolstikova, the light-filled space has become much more than just a place to work.

Musical adaptations of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “The Lord of the Rings” as well as a new Samuel D. Hunter play were on our critic’s itinerary.

At 512 pages, “My Effin’ Life” has its share of Rush lore. But the most memorable parts of the singer and bassist’s book are about survival.

“The Pole” explores romance, mortality and the tangled ways we communicate.