It’s time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with ...

For some people, a summer read is something frothy, with a guaranteed happy ending. For others, it’s a book they read in the summer. For me, a summer read is something that grabs you. It can be a ...

Stephen King's "Never Flinch" is one of the best beach reads for summer 2025, featuring recurring King character Holly Gibney. Summer is for going to the beach, hitting the pool and soaking up the sun ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

Read along with the Book Review this summer: Can you check off five items before fall arrives? By The New York Times Books Staff When many of us at The New York Times Book Review were children, there ...

Summer is the best time of year to open up a new book and get lost in a good story. Whether you’re lying at the beach, trying to make it through a long road trip, or just desperately needing to unplug ...

In a few weeks, I'll be going on vacation. Now, I know where I'm going. I know who I'm going with. What I don't know is, what books should I be bringing? Thankfully, NPR's Books team has published its ...