Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Keefe’s narrative history, which was No. 19 on our list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, has now been adapted into a streaming series.

and influential mystery and thriller books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s This project is led by Lucy Feldman, Annabel Gutterman, Megan McCluskey, and Meg Zukin, with writing ...

With their help, we’ve created two all-time lists of classics: 100 Best Young-Adult Books and 100 Best Children’s Books. Vote for your favorite in the poll below. See 17 authors’ favorite ...

This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of the Middle Ages The weight of 2024’s history books concentrates ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

The weight of 2024’s history books concentrates, as often in recent years, on the last century or so – though with revelatory examinations of medieval and early modern topics too. Let us begin ...