Is fiction good for us? We spend huge chunks of our lives immersed in novels, films, TV shows, and other forms of fiction. Some see this as a positive thing, arguing that made-up stories cultivate our ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you our latest reviews, World War II novels we love, books set in the 18th century, thrilling historical mysteries, books that bring the Middle Ages ...

All About Ghosts by Christopher Maynard is a non-fiction book for children curious about spectral beings. First published in 1977, this book grabbed many children with the vice-like grip of a ...

Men are leaving fiction reading behind. Some people want to change that. Men are leaving fiction reading behind. Some people want to change that. In the mid-20th century, when this man browsed ...

Middle-grade star Jenny Pearson is to move to younger readers with a pirate-themed “swashbuckling” adventure series for Usborne, aimed at ages seven to nine. Rebecca Hill, Usborne fiction director, ...

Every time I pick up a novel, I am struck by the remarkable cognitive and emotional processes that unfold in my mind. “Just one more chapter,” I tell myself—only to find that I’ve been transported ...

Multiplayer game modes are core to Split Fiction, a mandatorily cooperative game that’s ostensibly about the creative process but is more preoccupied with “cyber ninjas” and anthropomorphic hot dogs.

After winning the Game of the Year gong for It Takes Two at the The Game Awards 2021 I’m certain that developer Hazelight Studios was positively brimming with ideas of what to do next. I’m certain of ...

Journey into Christmas on a sleigh full of festive fun as Santa’s top team at independent children’s book publisher Usborne Publishing flies in with a host of exciting activity books and a treasure ...

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