We Bought A Zoo

The true story of a young family that rescued a zoo.

Just in time: Banned Books Week

A Map of Home

A Palestinian-American teen is the narrator in this funny, moving, debut novel.

Baghdad at Sunrise

A West Pointer's diary of his year in Baghdad.

The writers who scored this year's MacArthur genius grants

The Naked Face

Christopher Paolini on tour

Who will be first to write about the crash?

Ms. Hempel Chronicles

The teacher grows along with her students in this lovely novel-in-stories.

Infidel

Sharing books online just got easier

Literary culture in Wasilla, Alaska

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman exhorts us to unite to fight global warming and excess consumption.

What book reviewers are saying this week

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

Books for Barack

What not to read

Burn, Babar, burn?

The Wasted Vigil

The pursuit of happiness and love in modern-day Afghanistan.

'Edgar Sawtelle' is Oprah's pick