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Nov 21, 2020
Ernest Cline returns with his long-anticipated sequel "Ready Player Two," and Zeyn Joukhadar moves with new novel "The Thirty Names of Night."
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Nov 20, 2020
People living in the tunnels have been well documented in newspapers and television. The ones who made it out have often been overlooked. Until now.
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Nov 20, 2020
Not sure what book to buy for the reader in your life this holiday season? Bestsellers are your best bet. Here are USA TODAY's suggestions.
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Nov 19, 2020
Amazon Books editors have named their picks for the 20 best books of the 2020.
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Nov 18, 2020
Charles Yu's "Interior Chinatown" has won the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, and "The Dead Are Arising" has won for nonfiction.
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Nov 18, 2020
"A Promised Land," the first volume of Barack Obama's presidential memoirs, sold 887,000 copies on its first day of release.
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Nov 17, 2020
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" co-creator Rachel Bloom digs into vulnerability in her new memoir, "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are," out Tuesday.
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Nov 17, 2020
In search of something good to read? USA TODAY scopes out the shelves for this month's hottest book releases.
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Nov 17, 2020
Barack Obama is sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for a wide-ranging interview about topics he writes about in his personal memoir, "A Promised Land."
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Nov 17, 2020
Michael J. Fox opens up to USA TODAY about his risky spinal surgery, having to relearn how to walk and a devastating fall that shattered his arm.
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Nov 17, 2020
Goodreads rounds up holiday romance this year with love stories for almost everyone.
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Nov 17, 2020
Barack Obama reflects on his rise to the White House in the first volume of his presidential memoirs, "A Promised Land."
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Nov 16, 2020
President Barack Obama has created a musical playlist to go with the release of his new book, "A Promised Land."
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Nov 15, 2020
Barack Obama talked President Trump's allegations of voter fraud and whether he'll be in Joe Biden's cabinet on "CBS Sunday Morning" with Gayle King.
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Nov 15, 2020
Barack Obama talked President Trump's allegations of voter fraud and whether he'll be in Joe Biden's cabinet on "CBS Sunday Morning" with Gayle King.
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Nov 15, 2020
Barack Obama reflected on his presidency, President Trump's administration and the Joe Biden White House on "CBS Sunday Morning" with Gayle King.
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Nov 14, 2020
Former president Barack Obama releases "A Promised Land," the first volume of his presidential memoirs, and Michael J. Fox reflects on mortality.
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Nov 13, 2020
Barack Obama is sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for a wide-ranging interview about topics he writes about in his personal memoir, "A Promised Land."
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Nov 13, 2020
Obama says the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was "viewed as politics instead of this human moment that we should've been able to respond to as a society."
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Nov 13, 2020
By the time he assumed office, Obama realized, "The ego part of it didn't interest me anymore. What interested me was what could I get done."
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Nov 13, 2020
Booksellers nationwide are choosing the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year. Here are the finalists.
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Nov 11, 2020
Travelers are more interested in warm weather and beach destinations for Turkey Day trips, according to Tripadvisor.
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Nov 10, 2020
Here are some of the most notable nonfiction military titles that have made a cultural impact and have been best-selling books over the years.
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Nov 10, 2020
Music writer Lisa Robinson dishes on women's plight in pop in her new book, "Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls: Women, Music and Fame."
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Nov 10, 2020
In her memoir, Megan Rapinoe opens up about her "One Life," from her soccer journey to discovering her sexuality to her fight for equality and more.
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Nov 09, 2020
Thomas Ricks embarks on an intellectual odyssey to determine whether the current state of our nation is what the Founding Fathers had in mind
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Nov 08, 2020
"The Office of Historical Corrections" is so smart, it's certain to thrust Danielle Evans into the top tier of American short story writers.
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Nov 07, 2020
Two-time Women's World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe is out with memoir "One Life," and Danielle Evans releases a new short story collection.
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Nov 07, 2020
Jonathan Lethem enjoys tweaking dystopian conventions in his latest novel, "The Arreast."
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Nov 06, 2020
Becky Cooper's "We Keep The Dead Close" is a compelling portrait of a woman's life cut short.
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Nov 05, 2020
Raven Leilani's "Luster" is this year's winner of the Kirkus Prize for fiction.
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Nov 05, 2020
There's nothing better than a novel with an unpredictable plot that keeps you on your toes. "White Ivy," Susie Yang's debut novel, is exactly that.
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Oct 31, 2020
Susie Yang's "White Ivy" is a shattering coming-of-age story, and Nicole Krauss returns with a collection of short fiction.
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Oct 30, 2020
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Empire Strikes Back" with an exclusive "From a Certain Point of View" excerpt starring "Star Wars" fave Boba Fett.
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Oct 28, 2020
Here are 11 of the most insightful titles about President Donald Trump and his White House, and what we learned from reading them.
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Oct 28, 2020
Here are 11 of the most revelatory titles from ex-administration officials, intelligence agents and former insiders about President Donald Trump.
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Oct 26, 2020
What better way to get ready for Halloween than reading a horror-filled book? Here are four tomes to check out, from Joe Hill to Joyce Carol Oates.
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Oct 26, 2020
In the first excerpt released from his upcoming memoir, "A Promised Land," Obama shared recollections from his early days in the White House.
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Oct 26, 2020
Rick Bragg has a complicated relationship with the American South, where he was born and raised, and which he left for a spell.
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Oct 25, 2020
Here are 10 of the most insightful titles about President Donald Trump and his White House, and what we learned from reading them.
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Oct 25, 2020
"The Cold Millions" is a tremendous work, a vivid historical novel with a politically explosive backdrop that reverberates through our own.
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Oct 24, 2020
Jess Walter returns with a tremendous work of historical fiction, "The Cold Millions," and Bryan Washington's "Memorial" is a delicious debut novel.
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Oct 23, 2020
A reader, alone, in the quiet, is the perfect setting for a serious fright. Experience true terror with books that inspired favorite horror films.
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Oct 21, 2020
What better way to get ready for Halloween than reading a horror-filled book? Here are four tomes to check out, from Joe Hill to Joyce Carol Oates.
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Oct 20, 2020
Matthew McConaughey's own story is arguably more interesting than the plot of any characters he has so expertly portrayed and embodied on the silver screen.
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Oct 17, 2020
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey opens up in his memoir, "Greenlights," and poet Sylvia Plath get an epic biography in "Red Comet."
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Oct 16, 2020
We've learned a lot about celebrities this year reading their memoirs. Here's what Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Alex Trebek and others had to say.
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Oct 16, 2020
Peter Frampton talks about writing a memoir, friends including David Bowie, Bill Wyman and the Beatles, his illness and life in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oct 16, 2020
First lady Melania Trump is commenting on the secret tapes released earlier this month by former assistant Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
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Oct 15, 2020
This year instead of trick-or-treating, try celebrating Halloween at home with a spooky tale or two.
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Oct 15, 2020
Based off "Goodnight Moon," a new parody book replaces iconic subjects as a cow jumping over the moon with an entire classroom on Zoom.
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Oct 14, 2020
Literary organizations around the country are working to encourage anti-racism through the promotion of diverse authors and stories.
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Oct 13, 2020
The Justice Department is suing Stephanie Winston Wolkoff for breach of contract for publishing her tell-all White House memoir, "Melania and Me."
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Oct 13, 2020
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new book on COVID hits bookshelves Tuesday as New York's infection rates rise.
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Oct 13, 2020
"A Lover's Discourse" follows an unnamed young woman who moves to London and simultaneously has to adapt to a foreign culture and to a foreign lover.
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Oct 12, 2020
Hoda Kotb's second book of quotes, "This Just Speaks to Me: Words to Live By Every Day," has been published at exactly the right time.
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Oct 12, 2020
"The Lost Shtetl" is a tiny Jewish hamlet tucked in a Polish exists in cheerful isolation, spared the horrors of WWII and virtually untouched by time.
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Oct 11, 2020
The news may have broken over the summer, but with "Saturday Night Live" back now, Pete Davidson is now weighing in on the J.K. Rowling controversy.
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Oct 11, 2020
Novelist Lisa Jewell returns with another edge-of-your-seat thriller, "Invisible Girl."
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Oct 10, 2020
Talia Lavin takes on white supremacists in "Culture Warlords," and P. Djèlí Clark gives the Ku Klux Klan a supernatural twist in "Ring Shout."
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Oct 09, 2020
Read With Jenna launched on the "Today" show in March 2019. Here's a roundup of all of Jenna Bush Hager's book club selections so far.
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Oct 08, 2020
Bette Greene tackled tough and sometimes controversial issues in her novels, marketed to the Young Adult audience. She died Oct. 2 at age 86.
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Oct 07, 2020
V.E. Schwab goes in a new direction in her latest release, the fantastical romance "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue."
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Oct 06, 2020
The National Book Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2020 National Book Awards to be announced November 18.
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Oct 06, 2020
Lenny Kravitz looks back on the first 25 years of his life in his first book, "Let Love Rule," which details his personal and musical upbringing.
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Oct 06, 2020
Many people know Bruce Lee, the iconic martial artist and actor, but his daughter Shannon Lee is introducing her father's philosophies in a new book.
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Oct 05, 2020
Beyond policy and other governmental changes, developing trust will require deep reflection, according to Pete Buttigieg, discussing his new book.
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Oct 05, 2020
On Tuesday, comedy icon Jerry Seinfeld releases new book "Is This Anything?" a 450-page collection of stand-up jokes from his 45-year career.
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Oct 04, 2020
In a time of global pandemic, racial justice uprising and economic hardship, Rumaan Alam's "Leave the World Behind" is the best read right now.
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Oct 03, 2020
It's hard not to know who Dr. Anthony Fauci is. But do you really know the man behind the soundbites?
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Oct 03, 2020
New books this week include Jerry Seinfeld's comedic "treasure trove," Bruce Lee's teachings and novels by Rumaan Alam, Sayaka Murata and Tana French.
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Oct 02, 2020
Looking for a good book? Actress, producer and passionate book-lover Reese Witherspoon has quite a few to recommend via her Hello Sunshine book club.
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Oct 02, 2020
"A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc." is a riveting true-crime gangster tale.
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Oct 02, 2020
Oprah Winfrey professes "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" to be one of the "most profound and important books I have ever read."
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Oct 02, 2020
Dylan Farrow opens up to USA TODAY about the #MeToo themes in her debut fantasy novel "Hush," as well as about sending her first book to her family.
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Oct 01, 2020
"The Bloggess" Jenny Lawson has turned to reading to help her tough times, and COVID-19 is no different
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Sep 30, 2020
After a summer of protests around the country centered around racism and police brutality, books have arisen as an important resource.
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Sep 28, 2020
Netflix responded to criticisms of "normalizing" China's imprisonment of Muslims with its latest series "The Three-Body Problem."
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Sep 28, 2020
Nick Hornby's novel "Just Like You" is about a white women, 41, and black man, 22, who have a connection. Can the relationship (and book) work?
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Sep 27, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson's latest, "Jack," is a star-crossed interracial romance.
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Sep 26, 2020
John Grisham's "A Time for Mercy" comes out next month and looking ahead, he revealed he'd love if Matthew McConaughey starred in a film adaptation.
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Sep 26, 2020
Colson Whitehead spoke during a Q&A session at the National Book Festival Saturday about the emotional toll his books had on him.
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Sep 26, 2020
Mariah Carey opens up in her intimate new memoir, "The Meaning of Mariah Carey," and Nick Hornby charms with romance "Just Like You."
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Sep 25, 2020
Where does one begin when talking about Grammy Award-winning and chart-topping icon Mariah Carey? Her new memoir is a key place to start.
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Sep 23, 2020
Bob Woodward's Donald Trump book "Rage" sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week of publication.
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Sep 22, 2020
During an event for their book "Channel Kindness," Lady Gaga and her mom Cynthia Germanotta gave advice for opening up about mental health to parents.
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Sep 22, 2020
I made the infamous English trifle Rachel made for Thanksgiving on "Friends." It was actually good, thanks to "Friends: The Official Cookbook."
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Sep 22, 2020
"Friends: The Official Cookbook" by Amanda Yee helps fans of the hit sitcom recreate their favorite recipes, including Rachel's infamous meat trifle.
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Sep 22, 2020
To better understand and appreciate the life of the late Supreme Court Justice, look to one of these books written by or about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Sep 22, 2020
Desus and Mero take their on-air antics to the literary world in "God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx"
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Sep 21, 2020
The author called his famous book "a lighthearted little story designed to help a big one and a wee one enjoy the pleasure of being together."
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Sep 21, 2020
Blood, sweat and tears is just an expression, right? Well creating one dish in Ayesha Curry's "The Full Plate" cookbook actually resulted in injury.
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Sep 21, 2020
The author called his famous book "a lighthearted little story designed to help a big one and a wee one enjoy the pleasure of being together."
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Sep 19, 2020
A posthumous memoir is coming out from the beloved civil rights activist and longtime Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings.
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Sep 18, 2020
To better understand and appreciate the life of the late Supreme Court Justice, look to one of these books written by or about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Sep 18, 2020
The National Book Foundation has announced the longlist for the 2020 National Book Awards. Brit Bennett and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees.
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Sep 18, 2020
Mariah Carey and Megan Rapinoe tell all in new memoirs, Don DeLillo and Bryan Washington release new fiction, and more fall books to look forward to.
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Sep 18, 2020
Mariah Carey and Megan Rapinoe tell all in new memoirs, Don DeLillo and Bryan Washington release new fiction, and more fall books to look forward to.
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Sep 17, 2020
Winston Groom, the author of "Forrest Gump," has died at the age of 77.
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Sep 17, 2020
Barack Obama's first presidential memoir will recount his experiences as president and what he thinks must be done to "heal our divisions."
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