Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

The trees need us and a good reminder of this reality is “The Lorax,” a children’s book by Dr. Seuss. Its colorful pages tell of a whimsical world ...

For those readers who aren’t afraid of intense, high-octane scares, the following fast-paced horror novels may be perfect for ...

Local author Emily Greenberg’s debut collection of experimental short stories explores blurred lines between truth and ...

While my son was still young, I stumbled upon a beautiful essay a mom wrote upon her son's 18th birthday. Whether she was feeling nostalgic or regretful, I'm not sure, but she said the time had gone ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based in part on newly declassified sources.

Ash stars Aaron Paul and Eiza González talk to us about shooting the sci-fi horror movie, reflecting on getting hands-on with ...

Scaring people with just a few lines of text isn’t easy, Especially in the age of bite-sized content and fleeting attention ...

They learn by reading vast stores of data, the open internet books, whatever ... but it's part of what's scary because we don't fully understand. The people who create it don't fully understand ...

If you're into Japanese literature but feel it's time to look beyond Haruki Murakami, here are five authors waiting to be your next favourite ...

You may have heard the phrase, “Children say the darndest things!” For one grandchild of a Wisconsin woman, what she had to say turned into a pretty good idea for a children’s ...

Longtime host of “Reading Rainbow” LeVar Burton held a reading on Saturday at the Altadena Library – weeks after the space reopened.