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Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of 2023 for Everyone on Your Gift List; Newsweek's staff shares personal recommendations for the best books of 2023 to give...or receive.

• Source: Newsweek. November 24, 2023, Vol. 181 Issue 16.

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Recent Surge in Banned Books Targets Titles With Focus on Race, Sexuality; This year, the American Library Association (ALA) reported the highest number of book challenges and removals since it began keeping track 20 years ago.

• Authors : Gunn, Meghan

• Source: Newsweek. April 29, 2022, Vol. 178 Issue 11.

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2021's Most Transporting Books; In a year when travel was limited, a wistful world found inspiration traveling through the pages of these books.

• Authors : Rellihan, Kathleen

• Source: Newsweek. December 17, 2021, Vol. 177 Issue 21.

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Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of 2022 for Everyone on Your Gift List; Newsweek staff have gathered together to recommend the perfect reading material for anyone on your gift list with a roundup of our own favorite books from the past year. From rom-coms to true-crime, politics to music, investigative journalism to humor, find the ideal story to give or to add to your own wishlist!

• Authors : Schizer, Meredith Wolf

• Source: Newsweek. December 9, 2022, Vol. 179 Issue 20.

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An Around-the-World Tour in Literature; Inspired by Jules Verne's globe-circling Phileas Fogg, Harvard's David Damrosch has created a companionable, round-the-world tour in books to inspire armchair travelers and the intrepid in-person adventurer alike.

• Authors : Damrosch, David

• Source: Newsweek. November 19, 2021, Vol. 177 Issue 18.

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20 New Books to Cozy up With This Fall; Newsweek has put together our list of the most anticipated fiction and nonfiction due to arrive this fall.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. September 3, 2021, Vol. 177 Issue 7.

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2021's Most Highly Anticipated New Books: 26 Fiction and Nonfiction Titles to Get Lost In; Enjoy the rare pleasure of turning the crisp pages of some of these intriguing books coming out in the first half of the year. Newsweek has chosen some of the best new fiction and nonfiction for your reading pleasure.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. January 8, 2021, Vol. 176 Issue 1.

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21 Best Books to Read This Spring 2021; Newsweek has chosen some of the best new fiction and nonfiction available this Spring for your reading pleasure.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. March 5, 2021, Vol. 176 Issue 7.

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8 Stunning Bookstores Worth Visiting Around the World; Books have always had the ability to transport readers, whisking them away to faraway lands. Cozy up and plot your next getaway at these unique bookstores around the world.

• Authors : Powers, Laura

• Source: Newsweek. December 13, 2019, Vol. 173 Issue 17.

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Our 21 Favorite Books of 2021; Here are Newsweek's picks for the best books of 2021, fiction and nonfiction treasures that helped us get through another challenging year.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. December 31, 2021, Vol. 177 Issue 23.

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Harvard Turmoil No Worse Than the Vietnam War Era Says Joe Nye in New Book; 'Younger colleagues sometimes ask me if I have ever seen things so disrupted. My answer is 'yes'--the Vietnam War years were worse!'.

• Authors : Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

• Source: Newsweek. February 9, 2024, Vol. 182 Issue 4.

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The 20 Most-Anticipated Books of 2020; With the arrival of the new year comes a flurry of new books we can't wait to devour.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. December 13, 2019, Vol. 173 Issue 17.

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22 Books to Look Forward to in 2022; Newsweek has recommendations for enticing new reads coming out in the next few months. Reserve these 22 picks at your library or pre-order now so you'll have a steady supply of great fiction and nonfiction to start 2022 off right.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. February 4, 2022, Vol. 178 Issue 3.

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Escape With Summer's Most Transporting Books; Get inspired for post-pandemic travel with these recent books set all over the map. Wander the world through the pages of these tales whose setting is often a main character.

• Authors : Rellihan, Kathleen

• Source: Newsweek. June 25, 2021, Vol. 176 Issue 17.

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21 Enticing Books to Take Along This Summer; This season's titles include a hefty dose of books about books and white collar business tales that read more like thrillers than nonfiction. This list will keep you entertained long after summer ends.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. June 11, 2021, Vol. 176 Issue 16.

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Eva Chen, Instagram's Director of Fashion, on Why She Had to Write 'I Am Golden'; 'I tried to write a book that I didn't have growing up. I didn't feel reflected in most children's books,' Eva Chen, Instagram's director of fashion partnerships, says about her new book 'I Am Golden.'.

• Authors : Scott, H. Alan

• Source: Newsweek. January 14, 2022, Vol. 178 Issue 1.

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Music Journalist John O'Connell on Why He Tracked the Influence of 100 Books on David Bowie's Music; O'Connell interviewed Bowie in 2002, and he now shares his insights about Bowie and how his book on Bowie's literary influences came into being.

• Authors : Schizer, Meredith Wolf

• Source: Newsweek. November 15, 2019.

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Common Is Sharing His Secret for Wellness With 'And Then We Rise'; 'The better we are physically, it helps sharpen the mind,' hip-hop artist Common tells Newsweek's Parting Shot about his new book.

• Authors : Scott, H. Alan

• Source: Newsweek. February 9, 2024, Vol. 182 Issue 4.

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40 Must-Read Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Savor This Spring; Newsweek's top fiction and nonfiction spring books to entertain and excite your imagination from the blustery days of late winter until the sun shines in the spring.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. February 28, 2020, Vol. 174 Issue 5.

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25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape the Chaos of 2020; Our list of the most anticipated fiction and nonfiction due to arrive this fall. From tales of immigrants finding their way in America to visionary science fiction, from a biography of iconic chef James Beard to the real lives of Neanderthals, there are mental vacations here for everyone.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. September 18, 2020, Vol. 175 Issue 7.

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New Summer Reads: Escapes That Can't Be Canceled; On these pages, you can travel to places all over the world--from the remote shores of Greenland to the distant countryside of mid-century Mexico to the haute culinary circles of France. Let these new books be your ticket to worlds beyond the four walls you've been staring at.

• Authors : Rellihan, Kathleen

• Source: Newsweek. July 24, 2020, Vol. 175 Issue 2.

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The 20 Must-Read Fiction and Nonfiction Books of the Summer; Nothing provides a better escape than the pages of a good book. The Newsweek staff has chosen some of the best of this season's fiction and nonfiction that should keep your mind far away from viruses all the way through Labor Day.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. June 5, 2020, Vol. 174 Issue 15.

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21 Books to Curl Up With This Fall; Here are our top picks for the best new fiction and nonfiction as the leaves start to change color and the autumn air turns crisp.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. October 18, 2019, Vol. 173 Issue 11.

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Best Summer Books: 30 Last Chance Beach Reads For 2019 Including Thrillers, Space Fiction, Nonfiction and More; Dive into a new world of literature with Newsweek's top 30 picks to read during these final lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.

• Authors : Pignataro, Juliana Rose

• Source: Newsweek. August 2, 2019, Vol. 173 Issue 3.

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The 50 Coolest Books to Read This Summer: 2018's Best Fiction and Non-Fiction (So Far); It works out to about four books a week. Who says you don't have summer plans?

• Authors : Schilling, Mary Kaye

• Source: Newsweek. June 1, 2018, Vol. 170 Issue 20.

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5 Female Fantasy Books Written by Women You Need to Read in 2018; Shows like 'Outlander' and 'The Handmaid's Tale' are revealing a big appetite for the female-driven fantasy genre. Here are five new novels to look out for in 2018.

• Authors : Cuen, Leigh

• Source: Newsweek. March 9, 2018, Vol. 170 Issue 9.

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Books vs. E-Books.

• Authors : Rodriguez, Nayeli E.

• Source: Newsweek. August 9, 2010, Vol. 156 Issue 06, 56.

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The Year in Reading: The Best (and Worst) Books of 2015; From 'City on Fire' to Jonathan Franzen to Donald Trump's poetry to Alexandra Kleeman, it's been a banner book year.

• Authors : Alex; Nazaryan, Er

• Source: Newsweek. January 8, 2016, Vol. 166 Issue 1.

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'Luke Cage' Stirs Hip-hop and Comic Books Into Bulletproof 'Lemonade'; The series, based on the Marvel superhero, is where hip-hop and comic books meet.

• Authors : Kelly, Autumn Noel

• Source: Newsweek. June 29, 2018, Vol. 170 Issue 24.

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Fleming Is Forever: Why You Should Read the James Bond Books; As the new Bond movie arrives in theaters, don't forget the sparkling spy novels that gave us 007.

• Authors : Platt, Edward

• Source: Newsweek. October 30, 2015, Vol. 165 Issue 16.

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A Black History Month Reading List by Booker T. Washington's Great-Granddaughter; These books tell many inspirational stories of success in spite of extreme circumstances for teens, adults, and the young at heart.

• Authors : Rush, Sarah O'Neal

• Source: Newsweek. February 24, 2017, Vol. 168 Issue 7.

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Our Favorite Books of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks; Though far from exhaustive, this twenty-book list is a small glimpse at the books we read and loved in 2014.

• Authors : Alex, Sean Elder Zach Schonfeld Paula Mejia, John Walters; Wolfson, Jackie Bischof Er Nazaryan Taylor Wofford, David Cay Johnston, Elijah; Ziv, Stav

• Source: Newsweek. December 19, 2014, Vol. 163 Issue 24.

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Books: For Children, Some New Looks at Past Horrors.

• Authors : Springen, Karen

• Source: Newsweek. May 1, 2006, 15.

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A Life in Books: Jane Yolen.

• Source: Newsweek. June 2, 2008, Vol. 151 Issue 22, 12.

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Books Aren't Dead.

• Authors : Jones, Malcolm

• Source: Newsweek. August 31, 2009, Vol. 154 Issue 09, 52.

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Books: Seen, and Not Read.

• Authors : Summers, Nick

• Source: Newsweek. December 5, 2005, 14.

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Uniform Editions: Providing books to the troops.

• Authors : Jones, Malcolm

• Source: Newsweek. June 3, 2002, 11.

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A Life In Books: Jonathan Safran Foer.

• Source: Newsweek. August 20, 2007, 15.

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A Life in Books: Jennifer Egan.

• Source: Newsweek. June 18, 2007, 16.

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When E Stands for Eek: E-publishing: When the first awards for e-books were announced, most of the winners were... hardcovers?

• Authors : Jones, Malcolm

• Source: Newsweek. November 13, 2000, 90.

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Secondhand Prose: Used books are a bleak bookselling scene's bright spot.

• Authors : Jones, Malcolm

• Source: Newsweek. August 11, 2003, 57.

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A Life In Books: Natasha Trethewey.

• Source: Newsweek. August 6, 2007, 15.

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It's Time to Turn the Last Page, Books: Forget paper. Here come e-books--digital bits injected into a handheld device with an ultrasharp display.

• Authors : Levy, Steven

• Source: Newsweek. January 1, 2000, Vol. 134 Issue 26, 96.

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Best. Books. Ever.

• Authors : Maynard, Joyce

• Source: Newsweek. October 12, 2009, Vol. 154 Issue 15, 54.

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A Life in Books: Alexander McCall Smith.

• Source: Newsweek. May 28, 2007, 13.

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Our Books, Ourselves; Baby boomers and their books--it's a love story where nobody ever said he was sorry. Except, perhaps, for 'Love Story' itself.

• Authors : Jones, Malcolm

• Source: Newsweek. March 19, 2007, 59.

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A Life In Books: Mira Nair.

• Source: Newsweek. March 19, 2007, 14.

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Books With No Pages.

• Authors : Tanaka, Jennifer

• Source: Newsweek. June 7, 1999, Vol. 133 Issue 23, 82.

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Not Ready for Prime Time: Publishing: One big hit by Stephen King doesn't make an industry. When will e-books deliver on their early promise?

• Authors : Kuchment, Anna

• Source: Newsweek. June 10, 2002, 32J.

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Best. Books. Ever.

• Authors : De Botton, Alain

• Source: Newsweek. November 23, 2009, Vol. 154 Issue 21, 59.

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