Dan Brown's next thriller Origin will be published on October 3rd, and he's writing at the peak of his talents in this one. Read the prologue and first chapter here.

Riverhead Books' art director, Helen Yentus, talks about the challenges of designing a cover for Gabriel Tallent's debut novel.

Princess Diana’s legacy lives on, Mark Wahlberg gets paid and Malala heads to Oxford in this week's rundown of the books behind the headlines.

We always pay attention to the Washington State Book Awards, organized by The Washington Center for the Book.

The sun goes dark, Trump faces fallout, and Taylor Swift gets a win in this week's rundown of the books behind the headlines.

A rundown of (some of) the news of the week, and the books behind the headlines.

A rundown of (some of) the news of the week, and the books behind the headlines.

"It is no exaggeration to say that she profoundly influenced not only the way America reads but also the way we cook." - Knopf Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Sonny Mehta

Thirteen books made the longlist. Here they are.

A rundown of (some of) the news of the week, and the books behind the headlines.

Our favorites, published from January through June...

Last week, the 29th annual Lammys celebrated works of excellence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature. See which books won in fiction, nonfiction, mystery, biography/memoir, and more.

For many of us growing up, he was our Bond.

“I want to give gifts of poetry to children and teens who are being told by society that they don’t belong,” says Margarita Engle, the newly-appointed Young People’s Poet Laureate.

The leaders of three innovative charities bringing books to children worldwide talk to the Amazon Book Review about improving lives through literacy