Julie Buntin’s novel “Famous Men” complicates an old story with questions of ambition and consent. By Lauren Christensen Homer’s “Odyssey” is back in the headlines with this summer’s movie production, ...

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.

Tampa Bay Times journalist Lauren Peace is a fan of her local bookshop, Book and Bottle, a “bookstore with wine and a wine shop with books” (and coffee!). At one of the store’s book club events, Peace ...

A threat group researchers call "Armored Likho" has gained access to government agencies and electrical power entities in ...

Cory Arcangel turns from the studio to the dance floor, and Ana Cristina goes from Brandy Melville to the Met.

Researcher Melissa Miller tracks pythons and other invasive reptiles to help resource managers control their populations. New technologies like AI-powered traps are being tested to help manage ...

For your next book club meeting, liven up the conversation with these fun and thought-provoking book club questions For book lovers, there’s nothing more exciting than learning someone has read the ...

When The Washington Post’s management axed Book World in February, it wasn’t just one casualty among hundreds of layoffs; it was the latest high-profile death blow to a newspaper book review section ...

“Lab-grown diamonds are the great equalizer,” says Jean Dousset, the great-grandson of Louis Cartier who pivoted his namesake label to exclusively lab-grown stones in 2023. “People don’t have to ...

The Seattle Times’ Education Lab examines the educational system from early childhood through post-secondary. Education Lab is supported by Gates Foundation, Ballmer Group and The Norcliffe Foundation ...

Investigators followed a social media post to a surprising discovery tied to one of the world's most protected marine species ...

July 3, 2026 • David S. Reynolds' book examines the twin legacies of the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, and the White Lion, which brought the first enslaved Africans to ...