Barry Jenkins, Lee Isaac Chung and Jon Watts all channeled their indie filmmaking spirit while directing bigger-budget ...

Release date: TBD, Netflix. This adaptation, from director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), stars Mescal and Buckley as William Shakespeare and his wife, here called Agnes. It's a story about their marriage ...

I’m sure many of you did the same. A good book is escapist. But at its strongest, reading is an utterly transformative act – the lessons we learn, the characters we meet and the perspectives ...

Chloe Bailey has stopped taking life "so seriously" since she became an auntie. The 26-year-old star - who is the sister of music star Halle Bailey - admits that her entire approach to life has been ...

By Joumana Khatib and Emma Lumeij Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance.

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Earlier this year, Beijing banned mentions of director Chloe Zhao’s Oscar wins ... prompting people to question her nationality when Nomadland turned her into a household name after winning ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with ...

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New editions of books by John Dickson Carr, Tom Mead and Edna Sherry remind me why I loved them the first time. The first two books of “On the Calculation of Volume,” by Solvej Balle ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Sport fans: we have your Christmas sorted. Roger Alton has picked out the best sport books of 2024 ranging from the scientific way to score a penalty to the heartfelt memoir of Sir Chris Hoy.