Short fiction is a wordful format. Many writing classes for kids and college students exclusively study short stories because ...

His new book, Simon & Schuster says, contains “portraits, still lifes, and landscapes: roller-skating lovers, a suit of armor, a suspension bridge, a karaoke singer, a roll of Scotch tape, a Parisian ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

In a brutal land shaped by myth, two unlikely companions set out on a perilous journey. While helping his ironsmith father collect swords from a pile of corpses as part of a burial ritual, ...

Featuring 287 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Maggie Stiefvater, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Meg Medina, and J.D. Netto; and ...

With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. Sarah ...

A falsely accused Black man goes into hiding in this masterful novella by Wright (1908-1960), finally published in full. Written in 1941 and '42, between Wright’s classics Native Son and Black Boy, ...

Everyone knows that if you want to be a better author, you need to read. And sure, everyone needs to read, but you can’t ...

B.T. Polcari is a graduate of Rutgers College of Rutgers University, an award-winning mystery author, and a proud father of two wonderful children. He’s a champion of rescue pups (Mauzzy is a rescue), ...

I love a great, emotional, high-stakes queer memoir, like Saeed Jones’ How We Fight for Our Lives and Brian Broome’s Punch Me Up to the Gods (both winners of the Kirkus Prize). Coming-out stories are ...

Kirkus announced the jurors for the 2025 Kirkus Prize, awarded annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ literature. The literary prizes, established in 2014, come with $50 ...