Essie Chambers has won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, given annually to an emerging African American fiction writer, for her debut novel, Swift River.

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.

Actor Johnny Depp will collaborate with director Ridley Scott on a series of graphic novels inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Many authors naturally gravitate toward a particular subject matter or genre. Mystery writers may change up their formula but ...

Arguably one of the most challenging genres to write is humor. When it works, it works beautifully. But when the jokes fall ...

Gary Shteyngart reflects on his new novel, Vera, or Faith, and his long writing career. Gary Shteyngart reflects on his new novel, Vera, or Faith, and his long writing career. With her new novel, ...

Numerous other candidates appear—along with short fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and young adult literature—in our special issue dedicated to the best books of the 21st century (so far). The ...

Though the Civil War is over when this novel opens, the threat of violence and the persistence of bigotry still loom over a Georgia town.

The jurors for the prizes evaluated 1,444 books that received a Kirkus star and were published during the award’s eligibility period. The winners receive a trophy created by the London design team of ...

NIGHT CAME WITH MANY STARS by Simon Van Booy ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 This well-crafted and often serendipitous saga recognizes that family cannot be escaped but can be expanded.

Contemporary romance gets the attention, but some of the best novels being written today are historicals.