Robert Barnett, the Washington, D.C., lawyer who was famed for his literary dealmaking for clients including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, died at 79, the New York Times reports.

Stephen King’s novella Rat is headed to the big screen, Deadline reports.

Kiran Desai discussed her latest novel—nearly 20 years in the making—on CBS Saturday Morning.

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.

Elie Wiesel has been honored with a United States Postal Service stamp. The USPS has issued a new 2-ounce stamp depicting Wiesel as part of its Distinguished American series. Fewe ...

The Irish author Sally Rooney says she cannot travel to the U.K. to collect a literary award because she is afraid she might be arrested, the Guardian reports. Rooney won the Sky ...

Poetry can express thoughts and emotions in freeing and insightful ways that prose simply cannot. For those who have never ...

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

Heather Aimee O’Neill’s The Irish Goodbye is the latest pick for Jenna Bush Hager’s Today show book club. O’Neill’s debut novel, scheduled for publication next Tuesday b ...

Kaveh Akbar and Sunil Amrith are the winners of this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prizes, along with Salman Rushdie, who received a special award for distinguished achievement. The prizes are given ...

An animated series based on E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web is coming next month, People magazine reports. HBO Max will air the three-part limited series in October. News of the series was first ...