The Latest Breaking News on Books

'Verity' Movie Opening Scene Fuels Wild Fan Theory as Josh Hartnett Calls Jeremy Conspiracy 'Insane'

Josh Hartnett has rejected the theory that Jeremy Crawford arranged the opening death in Verity to meet Lowen, as cast and author Colleen Hoover discuss the film's enduring mysteries.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Stephen King’s foundation helped heat Maine homes as radio fundraiser raised $241,820 for residents

In a generous act of support, Stephen King and Tabitha King donated $120,000 to a heating fundraiser aimed at aiding Maine families. This initiative, which garnered a total of $241,820, emerged in response to concerns regarding reduced federal assistance. Many households face the chilling threat of inadequate heating during the…

The Times of India · Oct 1

Somehow the N.Y. Times Made Me Sympathetic To Chief Justice Roberts

Jodi Kantor's latest expose tells us nothing about the Court's decision but does destroy John Roberts's last refuge from scoundrels like me.

Reason · Oct 1

RSC embraces ‘hugely challenging’ task of staging Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

The Royal Shakespeare Company announces ambitious adaptations of novels in season that includes Elizabeth Debicki as Richard II and Damien Molony as Coriolanus

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Bought for £25, 570-year-old Gutenberg Bible leaf found in grandfather's belongings in the attic sells for £39,000

A leaf from the Gutenberg Bible was discovered in an English attic after decades of being unnoticed. It was originally purchased for £25 and later sold at auction for £39,000 in 2025. The leaf, approximately 570 years old, contains text from the Book of Numbers and is considered a significant…

The Times of India · Oct 1

East of Eden review – Florence Pugh in soapy Steinbeck adaptation is brilliant, compelling TV

This take on the 1952 novel is lavishly shot and full of excellent performances. It lacks the heft to be a full examination of human nature, but it’s a high-quality family saga

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong

In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakthrough

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie review – terrifying and inspiring story of survival

Alex Gibney’s documentary follows the celebrated author’s life up to and after the attack, but what shines through is Rushdie’s remarkable courage

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Dodge City by Patrick deWitt review – a wild draft-dodging road trip

This tale of a 60s college dropout driving across the US to avoid being sent to Vietnam is committed to both readerly pleasure and literary artifice

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

East of Eden on Netflix review – Florence Pugh is magnificent in this poetic piece of television

4/5 Zoe Kazan adapts John Steinbeck’s epic novel, 71 years after her grandfather’s film starring James Dean, and the results are something Netflix should be applauded for

The Independent UK · Oct 1