Reader, book-lover, editor and writer, Nilanjana S Roy is the author of The Wildings (2012) and The Hundred Names of Darkness (2013).

Whoever may have told you that nonfiction is boring was either A) reading the wrong books or B) just plain wrong. Autobiographies and memoirs, for instance, are some of the most captivating reads—and ...

Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks ...

Literature serves as both mirror and window, reflecting lived experiences while offering glimpses into worlds beyond our own. The written word has a unique capacity to preserve cultural memory, ...

These days, female authors are publishing as many books yearly as males. In a 2023 study, “The Welfare Effect of Gender-Inclusive Intellectual Property Creation: Evidence from Books,” University of ...

These powerful political books by Black women authors offering insight, history & clarity to navigate today’s chaotic ...

Two new books by female writers consider what endures after upheaval. Patricia Smith’s “The Intentions of Thunder” and Kanza Javed’s “What Remains After a Fire” arrive from different continents and ...