In our survey about the best books since 1996, a number of authors split the vote — among their own titles. Here are 10 ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

Ocean Vuong is one of the leading literary voices of the 21st century. With a limited but influential body of work, Vuong's ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

Michael Ondaatje is among the five shortlisted authors for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. The $10,000 prize, now in its second year, recognizes the best new book from a Canadian poet ...

Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s French award; Hubert Butler Essay Prize; Ewart-Biggs Prize; Strokestown poetry shortlist; Global Book ...

A nine day literary event that featured more than 50 cultural programmes with participation from, over 30 countries and ...

Allison Graves, Zilla Jones, Dilan Qadir, Liz Stewart and Isabella Wang have been named the 2025 Writers' Trust of Canada's ...

An anthology of Poetry, story and art by Women from Romani, Traveller and Nomadic Communities; The Conversation; and ...

Mark Synnott admits in the introduction to his new book that “it is out in the high and wild places in this world that I’ve ...