Books

Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, the book that changed the world theguardian.com Stewart Brand was at the heart of 60s counterculture and is now revered as a tech visionary whose book anticipated the web. Carole Cadwalladr met him...

Rachel Cusk’s singular novel stands out on wide-ranging Booker longlist theguardian.com Second Place is both timeless and up-to-the minute, with big names Richard Powers and Kazuo Ishiguro among strong international finalists...

12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson review standard.co.uk Jeanette Winterson’s essays about the future of artificial intelligence are scary, fascinating and peppered with her wry humour...

Area Dads Have Been Hanging Out a Lot, Will Publish a Book Soon esquire.com A new book from Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama will tackle everything from marriage to masculinity to the state of the American experiment....

Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT news.mit.edu A summer reading list featuring books by MIT faculty and staff that were published from Spring 2020 to Summer 2021....

As another brutal fire season rages, 4 new books bring context and consolation latimes.com The next two months will bring anxiety, but also a handful of books on the crisis of fire, ranging from history to journalism to children's lit....

The 24 most popular books of 2021 so far, according to Goodreads members businessinsider.com Halfway through the year, Goodreads shares the books its members save on their wishlists the most. Here are the top 24 books in 2021 so far....

These 3 Books Will Help Your Kids Get Over Their Summer Reading Blues npr.org You don't have to be an Olympian to hit a wall — by late July, nothing's exciting anymore, not even the blow-up pool. We've got three books that can help your...

TikTok is taking the book industry by storm, and retailers are taking notice nbcnews.com "BookTok" has sent old books back to the top of bestseller lists and helped launch the careers of new authors. Videos with the BookTok hashtag have been viewed ...

The best books about the Covid-19 pandemic newstatesman.com The pandemic is far from over, but after 18 months of living with Covid, the crisis requires some reflection. Whether you’re looking for an emotive personal a...