Michael Schaub

Some of our top picks for books to read this summer. (Covers courtesy of the publishers)

33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more

July 20, 2025 at 6:46 a.m.

Here are some great choices to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

These are among the 33 new books coming this summer from independent publishers in 2025. (Courtesy of the publishers)

33 new books you’ll want to read this summer from independent publishers

June 26, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Looking for something new or a fresh take on a favorite genre? Check out these small-press titles.

File – Rapper Tupac Shakur arrives at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996. On September 7, 1996, 2Pac was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died six days later, on September 13, 1996. He was 25. (AP Photo/Todd Plitt)

How Tupac Shakur became an icon of political resistance and rebellion

June 20, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.

Author Dean Van Nguyen looks at the performer's work through a political lens in his new book, 'Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur.'

12 new books to send restless readers on a summer road trip

May 23, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

Start your summer road trip with a curated list of far-reaching fiction and nonfiction.

Isabel Allende’s latest novel is “My Name Is Emilia del Valle.” (Photo Lori Barra / Courtesy of Ballantine)

Isabel Allende has a new novel and a message: Don’t give up

May 15, 2025 at 6:11 a.m.

The celebrated author discusses independence for women, censorship and surviving a coup.

Here is a look at some of the books that will be published in Spring 2025. (Covers courtesy of the publishers)

34 new books in our spring 2025 preview to add to your TBR pile

April 6, 2025 at 6:41 a.m.

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more are coming in the next three months.

R.E.M’s Michael Stipe, right, and Mike Mills perform during the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas Wednesday March 12, 2008.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)

How R.E.M. transformed from scrappy college band to Hall of Fame rock group

December 17, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Peter Ames Carlin talks about his new biography of the Athens, Georgia legends, 'The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.'

20 mysteries for fall 2024. (Covers courtesy of Soho Crime, Pushkin Vertigo, Pegasus Crime, Doubleday, Pamela Dorman, Berkley, Bantam, Harper, William Morrow and Del Rey)

20 mystery novels and crime collections for your fall book reading

September 24, 2024 at 1:45 p.m.

Settle in for a season of suspense as Kate Atkinson, Richard Osman, Kwei Quartey and more have books out.

Maxim Loskutoff is the author of “Old King.” (Photo credit Cinna Cuddie / Courtesy of W.W. Norton & Company)

How Unabomber Ted Kaczynski loomed in the mind of an ‘obsessed’ novelist

September 2, 2024 at 5:16 a.m.

Writer Maxim Loskutoff talks about the shadow of the killer, who lived not too far from him in Montana.

Some end of the summer romances for book lovers. (Covers courtesy of Tor.com, Dell, Berkley, Dutton, Flatiron and Gallery Books)

15 must-read romance novels to love as summer ends

August 30, 2024 at 2:14 p.m.

The Ripped Bodice's Leah Koch returns with advice for Southern California readers looking for books with heart.

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