What are first edition books? And how can you tell if a book is a first edition? We teamed up with our colleagues at the Macmillan Archives to help answer these questions. If you're a fan of ...

“We are meant to prefer these engineered user experiences to human reality.” But don’t mistake this book for a hand-wringing polemic against change; rather, in each disappearing ...

The latest novel by Tim Winton (twice shortlisted for the Booker prize) is Juice, and it begins in a deceptively familiar, even clichéd fashion. A man and a young girl in a futuristic ...

The word alchemy derives from the old name for ancient Egypt. A 19th-century illustration of the Muslim alchemist Geber (Jabir Ibn Hayyan) teaching chemistry at the school of Edessa, Greece.

Each of these titles will stick with you and, perhaps, make you more likely to realize when you’re not seeing the truth. These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or ...

This dark horror comedy is among the more interesting visual novel games we’ve come across as it switches between the usual anime, visual novel, story-driven gameplay you’d expect and retro ...

By Dan Fesperman Dan Fesperman is the author of “Winter Work.” His 14th novel, “Pariah,” will be published next year. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...

Alan The Alchemist's latest album, The Genuine Articulate, was delivered to streaming platforms last week. The album marked Alc's first solo studio release for the year, after spending most of ...

The cruelty of a foxhunt reverberates throughout the novel, hanging over Nick and Joshua’s reluctant return to their Nebraska farm, where their father has called them to witness his dying.