Almost 288,000 readers cast their votes for their favourite books of the 21st century. The inaugural countdown saw fans choose everything from non-fiction to historical deep dives to murder mysteries.

This week in publishing we have new works from a number of seasoned veterans with a taste for big swings and clever premises. Here you'll find that gothic horror, so often lurking in the dingy dark, ...

MIDDLETON, Wis. — After nearly three decades in the classroom, 18 in the classroom and 11 as a math interventionist, retired Middleton teacher Suzy Scudder knew exactly what was missing from most ...

If schools were to set a requirement for the number of books students had to read, I might welcome it, even if it was just one book per month. Then, I would have the pleasure of knowing that any ...

The numbers are big. Real big. So they should be. By noon this past Saturday, there were 173,650 responses to an Alberta government survey resulting from the shocking discovery of books involving sex ...

Some books stand the test of time and never lose their significance making them the most read books in human history. Taking top spot for the most read book ever is The Bible which has sold a huge ...

SINGAPORE - People in Singapore are reaching for more books at public libraries, with borrowing figures climbing steadily in 2024. Library patrons checked out 38.8 million physical and digital items ...

At least 13 Tennessee counties saw books removed from public school library shelves over the past year, marking the highest number of book removals the state has seen since the passage of the Age ...

19:20, Sat, Feb 15, 2025 Updated: 19:21, Sat, Feb 15, 2025 John Grisham has revealed his top seven favourite books The American novelist is known for his best-selling legal thrillers. He has written ...

A book store celebrating Maryborough’s connection to magical nanny Mary Poppins has opened its doors. But books are far from the only thing it is offering. Now Ms Clarke has brought that dream to life ...