Motown had a roster of hit songwriters who understood the power of an unforgettable lyric, creating timeless hooks we'll never forget.

A vague Irish-American energy infuses this debut novel of familial strife and resentment from New York’s Heather Aimee O’Neill. Vague because, in one way, it’s so Irish it hurts – three sisters ...

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You might be feeling déjà vu. A decade ago, companies like Google and Apple made promises that their respective voice assistants could complete tasks on your behalf. Apple said Siri could request an ...

Where do you look for good books to read these days, besides NPR, of course? But where else do you go for reviews or recommendations? The Washington Post's Book World used to be one of those spaces ...

The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read Shelly Romero has early memories of going to ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Poet Laureate of Mississippi Beth Ann Fennelly about "The Irish Goodbye," a book of micro-memoirs about childhood, marriage and the death of her sister. An Irish ...

In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

The cover of "Book of Lives" and author Margaret Atwood. (Courtesy of Doubleday and Ruvan Afanador) Margaret Atwood's new memoir, "Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts", is so full of life that "The ...

Monsignor James C. Turro was born four days after the death of a pope, became a Catholic priest three years after World War II ended and continues to occasionally preside at Mass in his Bergen County ...

The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again. Credit...Photographs by Tony Cenicola ...

LEGO is leaning hard into nostalgia for 2026, and its newest Disney reveal is already turning heads. The brand has officially announced Winnie the Pooh (Set #43300) ($150), a display-worthy LEGO ...