From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

Our writers and contributors have chosen their favourite ever science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games, board ...

Andrew Polk, 26, teaches 10th-grade English in suburban Ohio, not far from where he grew up. As a high school student less ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and star Lauren Graham have teamed up for a new book about the beloved series.

Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic by Saabira Chaudhuri (Blink Publishing) We all know about the toll plastic pollution is taking on the health of humans and the planet. Less well known ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey (Bloomsbury/Raven Books) In this impressive first offering from actor/musician ...

Katherine’s phone rang, and, because it was Adrian calling, everyone went quiet, trying to hear the famous actor’s voice.

The literary landscape of the 21st century seems more and more divided when it comes to one particular aspect: plot. Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Few sectors have been targeted by the promises of artificial intelligence as relentlessly as education. Could one of those promises have finally been fulfilled? The school textbook is education’s most ...

These standout art books run the gamut—architectural deep dives, boundary-pushing contemporary art, fashion histories, experimental catalogs, and long-overdue monographs. Searching for a gift? These ...