In it, Macdonald tells the story of how they dealt with their profound grief over the sudden death of their father, photojournalist Alasdair Macdonald, by purchasing and training a goshawk—a ...

Featuring 368 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, YA, and audiobooks; also in this issue: interviews with George Saunders, Lee C. Bollinger, Victoria Chang, and Jumata Emill, ...

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

Playwriting is a great way for novelists to branch out into more collaborative work.  Working with directors, actors, and ...

Jennette McCurdy stopped by the Tonight Show to talk about her novel, Half His Age, with Jimmy Fallon.

Michael Fassbender will star in an upcoming Netflix series inspired by Fredrik Logevall’s JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956, the streaming service announced.

The NBCC also announced that journalist and historian Frances FitzGerald ( Fire in the Lake, The Evangelicals) will be presented with the organization’s Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. The ...

Victoria Chang’s novel in verse, ‘Eureka,’ tackles a dark episode in U.S. History. She knows kids can handle it.

His latest—and last—novel, aptly titled Departure (s), is scheduled for publication in the U.S. Tuesday by Knopf. It’s narrated by a writer named Julian Barnes, looking back on his life and ...

Eugene Lim is the winner of the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize, given annually to “a talented American writer who experiments with form, explores a range of voices and merits further recognition.” ...

McSweeney’s is seeking submissions for two literary prizes set to be awarded this year. The indie publisher announced in a news release that it is looking for entries for the Ga ...

Rachel Reid stopped by NBC News to discuss her novel Heated Rivalry and the runaway success of its television adaptation.