Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett (Corsair, £20) The opening scene of this novel features a clown escaping through a bathroom window after sleeping with a woman at her child ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishing in 2023 was a story of cooling sales and rising conflict, marked by legal action, protests, censorship and the impact of forces well beyond the industry.

Books shape our identities: LGBTQ+ titles our staff keeps coming back to. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY. Updated June 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM. Copied; Books are more than just escapist entertainment ...

Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers ...

In these small towns from Scotland to New Zealand, books shape identity, tourism, and community. Wigtown, known as "Scotland's Book Town," has a 10-day literary festival every fall.

Books are more than just escapist entertainment – reading has the power to transform your outlook and expand your worldview. It’s especially important, then, to feel represented in the books ...

Books: The Shape of Things. 3 minute read. TIME. May 17, 1948 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... documented, and illustrated the question to the extent of this enormous and fascinating book.