Brian T. Allen, art critic E Is for Edward, a centennial celebration of the work of Edward Gorey, reminds us that savants still wander the Earth. “I’ve been murdering children in my books for years,” ...

In a useful entry in the growing canon of “quit lit,” Charles Knowles blends science and memoir to persuade readers to cut ...

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A single mom who finds love in an unexpected way. A spin on “Beauty and the Beast” set in Alaska. A book all about tuberculosis. These were some of the stories our staff read in 2025. From romance to ...

Matt Dinniman introduced his series about an alien reality TV show free on the web. But readers ate up the goofy humor, now to the tune of 6 million books sold. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter ...

You know that feeling when life gets hectic? When the days blur together and you’re craving an escape but simply don’t have ...

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...

People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.

Is it really the end of the year? The calendar says so, as does the sun setting at 2:30 in the afternoon, which means it’s time for the Biblioracle Book Awards, my bespoke acknowledgements of the most ...

It was the best-of times (you know, that period in December when we do the best-of lists). But it could feel like the worst of times: There’s so much to read before the year finishes! Well, there’s ...

On December 12, 2025, Insider Gaming revealed that a previously believed canceled Alien game is back in development, and it’ll feature Ripley 8 as one of its characters. The as-yet-untitled entry in ...

Our critics choose some of the most exciting cultural highlights of the coming year, from Tracey Emin’s show at Tate Modern ...