The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive ...

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I was likely more caught up in Rushdie’s flowing prose and style and his remarkable ability to sustain a narrative over 500 ...

The late Bill Strutz, owner of one of North Dakota's most remarkable book collections, has more treasures returning to the ...

The author's New York Times bestseller explores the culture of silence that enveloped the Mississippi Delta over the 1955 ...

Uber has launched its first water transport service in India, allowing users to book shikaras at Dal Lake in Srinagar through the app. The service, which is also the first of its kind in Asia, ...

Doubleday ($3.50).One hot day in August 1865, a bald, middle-aged man lunged through the streets of Budapest thrusting circulars into ...

In 1997, Christine McCulloch purchased the book for her son Adam from a bookshop in Stratford-upon-Avon, unaware of its ...

Need some inspiration for a festive season wish list or for your 2025 reading list? FashionUnited has compiled a selection of ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...