Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

The man has written seventy-seven books, so some nod to brevity is required. Any published stories compiled within a larger collection will not be ranked singularly. That still leaves sixty-plus ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...

Maugham found their souls more interesting than their bodily ills. He drew upon them for the characters of Liza, of Liza’s mother, of Jim and Tom. The first book contained only a shadow of the ...

She is a founding member of Authors Against Book Bans, and a bestselling author of books for children and young adults. When I was in practice as a pediatrician, I wrote daily prescriptions for ...