Fiction, non-fiction and more

The Globe bestsellers

All our regular lists, plus this week's custom lists: Cooking, and Science

Margaret Cannon

New in crime fiction

A bi-weekly online guide to the latest crime fiction releases

Frank McKenna
The Daily Review, Thu., Feb. 11

The best PM we’ll never have

Brian Lee Crowley reviews Frank McKenna: Beyond Politics, by Harvey Sawler

Author Elizabeth Kostova.
The Monday Q&A

From Dracula to Impressionist art

With her second novel, The Swan Thieves, Elizabeth Kostova veers from vampires to painters

Humour

My year of them

Who wants to be you, when you can make money writing a book about trying to be someone else

J D Salinger

News

Salinger's letters to a friend reveal details of his life

Held back until after his death, contents make it clear the author continued to write novels

Merde alors!

French philosopher cites fake author in new book

Bernard-Henri Levy thought invented writer was real

The Daily Review, Wed., Feb. 10

Digressions

Judith Firzgerald reviews Expeditions of a Chimæra, by Oana Avasilichioaei and Erin Mouré

The Tuesday Essay

A world of Marvel

How a writer growing up in Trinidad found inspiration in a box of comic books

News

Ian Brown wins Charles Taylor Prize

Globe writer captures $25,000 prize for telling the story of his disabled son 'with artless candour, quirky humour and unsparing detail'

From Saturday's Books section

Our unsustainable economy

Gordon Laird reviews The Value of Nothing, by Raj Patel

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H. J. Kirchhoff
New in paperback

A weekly guide to the hottest paperback releases

Susan Perren
New in children's books

Susan Perren reviews Here Comes The Bride, by Beatrice Masini

Here Comes the Bride by Beatrice Masini
The Globe Books blog
Muse splashes

Martin Levin's Shelf Life
Here’s to the long-form

The Globe Books Spring Eliminations

THE FINALS!! After two rounds of voting, we are down to the final two books for your choice of the spring title you are most looking forward to.

Interactive Puzzles

Challenge yourself with today's puzzles

Crossword Puzzles

Sudoku Puzzles

Decoding the Decade: Books
The Book of the Decade

You don't need to visit the Hall of Prophecy to figure this one out

British author J.K. Rowling presents her novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the National History museum in London.
IFOA XXX
IFOA podcast archive

From Atwood to Ignatieff to Willis, a complete set of all the podcasts of readings and discussions recorded at the International Festival of Authors