When novelists look to the future, the view is often grim. There are a lot more fictional dystopias than utopias. Ian McEwan ...

Apple released iOS 26 on September 15, and it's now available for all iPhone users with a compatible device. There are a lot ...

Xochitl Gonzalez stopped by TODAY on Sept. 3 to share the books she's excited about in September, including a thriller-meets-family saga set in the Dominican Republic and two modern classic mysteries.

The corks are poppin' at Corktown's newest spot, wine bar and bookstore Sip-N-Read, which opened its doors to the public Wednesday. The 2,400-square-foot space is owned and operated by Tamela Todd, ...

Read Rose Books, which sells used books and fair-trade items in downtown Lancaster, has announced it will close Sunday, Aug. 31. The store, located at 23 N. Prince St. in Lancaster, announced its ...

Step aside, celebrity book clubs – it's Barack Obama's turn to share his favorite books of the summer. Twice a year, the former president lets Americans into his leisurely pastimes, sharing a list of ...

Columbus, Ohio — After the death in July of their father, Dan Pelzer, at the age of 92, John and Marci Pelzer discovered something extraordinary in his things — a very long list of every book he had ...

As a novice middle-school teacher, I was frustrated with the reluctant readers in my class. Then I remembered what a teacher had taught me. A few months into my first year of teaching middle-school ...

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You might be familiar with Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder trilogy – with it even getting a TV adaptation last year – but her first adult novel, Not Quite Dead Yet, is a real standout.

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Microsoft announced that the transcription, dictation, and read aloud features will stop working in older versions of Office 365 applications in late January 2026. The company advised customers to ...