Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about how the U.S got to where it is today.

It's not too late to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026. People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the ...

A few years ago, the food writer Betty Fussell got a call from The New York Times obituaries department. The good news, she ...

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The New York Public Library has unveiled its Best Books of 2025, its annual roundup of the year’s top reads. Expertly curated by librarians, this year’s list features 225 titles across multiple genres ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The NYPL is offering unlimited e-book access for some of their best-of-the-year titles Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ...

Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates? That's the question addressed in a new paper by Danielle Dennis, dean of the University of Rhode Island Feinstein College of Education, ...

CNN aims to put more emphasis on news and less on cable as it launches a new subscription streaming tier that will have more features for an audience that wants news first and a connection to ...

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of books face bans nationwide this year, but in California, where libraries cannot ban books by law, the San Diego Public Library is fighting back by giving free digital access ...

Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the ...

PHOENIX — The book of greatness authored by the Aces was written on Dec. 31, 2021. The day Becky Hammon was brought in to lead a team that was on the cusp of something special. Hammon inherited a ...

WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces look to complete a Finals sweep on Friday night when they take on the Phoenix Mercury at PHX Arena. The Aces blew a 17-point lead in Game 3 on Wednesday ...