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Italo Calvino? Not so bad! May Sarton? Pretty good!

The novelist, who wrote about World War II in “Atonement” and has turned repeatedly to his own times, imagines the 22nd century in his new book, “What We Can Know.”

Idea, the fashion industry’s go-to dealer of rare art books, is sick of social media, so it’s moving to something more physical: a bookstore.

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.”

The author Janie Chang recommends novels about people who push back against the expectations of their time.

Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

A new memoir finds the self-help icon locked in a destructive romantic relationship with her best friend, who relapsed while fighting terminal cancer.