Complex stories of migration are among the finalists for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Novels that tell complex and surprising stories of migration are among six finalists for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Stories of migration from around the world are longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that

Go into many bookstores, and the nonfiction shelves will be dominated by men

Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 "Science + Literature" awards

A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the same section of your favorite bookstore

Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

Biographer Walter Isaacson offers a revealing but not that surprising portrait of Elon Musk in his biography of the tech billionaire

David Grann and Siddhartha Mukherjee are among contenders for a prestigious nonfiction prize

Books about the perilous state of our world, our food and our relationship with technology are in the running for Britain’s leading nonfiction book award, the Baillie Gifford Prize

Japanese novelist Seiichi Morimura, known for trilogy about wartime army unit's atrocities, dies

Renowned Japanese mystery writer Seiichi Morimura, whose nonfiction trilogy “The Devil’s Gluttony” exposed human medical experiments conducted by a secret Japanese army unit during World War II, has died at age 90

Richard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90

Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of growing corporate power, has died

Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize

An account of a pivotal year for English history and literature has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize

Harris visits site of grandfather's old home in Zambia

Vice President Kamala Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfather’s home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in...

6 books compete for nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize

Books that explore subjects from William Shakespeare and The Beatles to the lure of Mount Everest and life inside one of the world’s most secretive states are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain’s leading nonfiction...

Harry, Meghan asked to leave UK home in further royal rift

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain

Randolph E. Schmid, AP science writer with light touch, dies

A retired Associated Press science writer, Randolph E

'Unvarnished' bio of Ray Dalio scheduled for next fall

An “unauthorized, unvarnished” biography of billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio will be published next fall