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Lepore’s book, published earlier this month by Liveright/Norton, is a history of the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1788 and went into effect the following year. In a starred review ...

Chris Pine will lend his voice to the audiobook edition of Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben’s Gone Before Goodbye.

Robert Barnett, the Washington, D.C., lawyer who was famed for his literary dealmaking for clients including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, died at 79, the New York Times reports.

Elie Wiesel has been honored with a United States Postal Service stamp. The USPS has issued a new 2-ounce stamp depicting Wiesel as part of its Distinguished American series. Fewe ...

The Supreme Court justice and author ‘Just Shine!’ hopes to make a difference in the lives of her young readers.

The Irish author Sally Rooney says she cannot travel to the U.K. to collect a literary award because she is afraid she might be arrested, the Guardian reports. Rooney won the Sky ...

Poetry can express thoughts and emotions in freeing and insightful ways that prose simply cannot. For those who have never ...

Kiran Desai discussed her latest novel—nearly 20 years in the making—on CBS Saturday Morning.

Stephen King’s novella Rat is headed to the big screen, Deadline reports.

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.