In the Jewish calendar, the holiest day of the year is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—Oct. 2 this year. It is a fast day. Observant Jews eat and drink nothing between twilight on the eve of Yom ...

Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca. By Calum Marsh Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca. By Calum Marsh Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Daisuke Itabashi’s action‑fantasy seinen manga traces a once all‑powerful elf’s journey rediscovering how to live after the light of her magic fades. io9 has your first look at 'Star Wars Icons: Vader ...

A Song of Ice and Fire has been solidified as a defining work of fiction over the past 30 years. George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book saga ascended into the zeitgeist through an ongoing series of ...

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 ...

Connect with other readers! We created the SciFri Book Club online community as a space for us to chat all-things science reading together, and continue discussions sparked on our radio program and ...

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July 16, 2026 • Nathaniel Rich's literary thriller centers on a young couple who strike out against a data center. Cloudthief wraps a smart exploration of our data-dominated society inside an ...

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With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...