For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

Franklin, a character in the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip, is being honored with an exhibit at Wingate University. The free ...

After fierce online bidding wars for vintage copies of “Entertaining,” a homemaking classic from 1982, the publisher decides to put it back in stores.

Welcome to Ask a Book Critic, a members-only feature packed with personalized book recommendations from senior correspondent ...