Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Everyone knows that if you want to be a better author, you need to read. And sure, everyone needs to read, but you can’t ...

With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. Sarah ...

His new book, Simon & Schuster says, contains “portraits, still lifes, and landscapes: roller-skating lovers, a suit of armor, a suspension bridge, a karaoke singer, a roll of Scotch tape, a Parisian ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

B.T. Polcari is a graduate of Rutgers College of Rutgers University, an award-winning mystery author, and a proud father of two wonderful children. He’s a champion of rescue pups (Mauzzy is a rescue), ...

A falsely accused Black man goes into hiding in this masterful novella by Wright (1908-1960), finally published in full. Written in 1941 and '42, between Wright’s classics Native Son and Black Boy, ...

A pair of unlikely sleuths face yet another murder in Regency England. Born more than a century too early to be formally diagnosed, Jonathan Darcy, the son of Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Bennet Darcy, ...

Featuring 287 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Maggie Stiefvater, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Meg Medina, and J.D. Netto; and ...

A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, ...

In this novel, a young sleuth participates in a mystery marathon that feels like a game of Clue, inviting readers to test their skills. A mysterious package arrives that invites college student Sara ...

Helping liberals get out of their own way. Klein, a New York Times columnist, and Thompson, an Atlantic staffer, lean to the left, but they aren’t interrogating the usual suspects.Aware that many ...