Dan Libman will read from his new book of short stories, Shocker in Gloomtown, at Maze Books in Rockford this Sunday.

Lovers of literature consult their shelves for the stories that have stuck with them so far this year. Consulting library ...

The Asia regional winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Faria Basher, in an interview with The Daily Star, opens up about her journey from lifelong reader to emerging writer.

Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 87 led Punjab Kings to a five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the 2025 IPL Qualifier, securing ...

Since its debut in 2019, The Umbrella Academy has become one of the most talked-about superhero series in the past few years.

Ana de Armas is back on our screens with Ballerina which marked a "pretty surreal full circle moment" for the actor – and not ...

To give an idea of the scope and difficulty of Jack El-Hai’s new book: He usually does three or four revisions. This one was more like 10 or 12. “It was a hard book to write,” said El-Hai of ...

In a bookstore in Kenya’s capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively carrying books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa ...

Unlike Kahlo, whose face appears on cushions and in baby books, Varo, Carrington and Rahon are little known outside the art ...

Haruki Murakami’s novels slow time and quiet the noise. His stories teach us how to embrace stillness, solitude, and the ...

Chaotic brilliance, queer power, and meme-worthy defiance. These fantasy books channel Gen Z main character energy with heart ...

The absurd titles of Erik Satie’s compositions would provoke howls of laughter at concerts in early 20th-century Paris. Some ...