Books

Jan Morris, the celebrated journalist, historian, world traveler and fiction writer who became a pioneer of the transgender movement, has died at 94.

Former President Obama holds off on mentioning Donald Trump until the end of his new memoir, “A Promised Land.” But his thoughts are worth the wait.

“Ghostways” collects two illustrated essays, “Ness” and “Holloways,” by British travel writer Robert Macfarlane, for the first time in the U.S.

Through a series of interviews, Andrew Gelwicks learns life lessons from well-known LGBTQ+ celebrities, producers, writers, politicians, sports stars and leaders.

Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel, ‘Shuggie Bain.’ Former U.S. President Barack Obama was among the night’s special guests.

8 books you should read instead of “Hillbilly Elegy.”

The all-virtual 2020 National Book Awards ceremony awarded Charles Yu for fiction, Les and Tamara Payne for nonfiction, Don Mee Choi for poetry and others.

Here are five things to know about sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler.

How local libraries shaped a sci-fi legend

Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Beyoncé and Bob Dylan were among the stars in Barack Obama’s orbit during his presidency, as remembered in his new book.

Zapata, who died this month, wrote 1979’s “The Vampire of Colonia Roma,” a turning point for LGBTQ culture at the height of Mexico’s authoritarian regime.

From feuding over “Sunset Boulevard” to the bonanza of the “The Producers,” Michael Riedel’s “Singular Sensation” chronicles Broadway in the booming 1990s.