I love those moments in literature when I read something that both goes against my deepest principles and, at the same time, strikes me as profoundly true.

"Hey, how would you like to see Jo tonight?" Jo? Jo who? But then it dawned on me. Oh. My. Goodness. Jo. As in, Joanne "Jo" Rowling.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Fey, Jane Fonda and William Shatner are now award winners in the book world. On Tuesday night, Fey received Audi...

Last night, Ann Patchett appeared on "The Colbert Report" to defend physical bookstores everywhere. Colbert introduced her by praising the amount ...

Bestselling novelist and essayist Ann Patchett recently wrote "The Getaway Car" (Byliner), "a practical memoir about the agony, ecstasy, and occasiona...

Something I've always wondered -- is a book good because of the story it tells or how it's told? Then I remember the best books are a perfect combination of both -- which is the case with State of Wonder by Ann Patchett.

"We're closing in on a deal," my agent told me on the phone. "I'm just turning him upside-down now and shaking him for loose change."...

-- HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep (Putnam Adult)...

Books come into our office by the truckload and as we open these precious packages, we want to point out those we think are interesting and some you m...

"Daughters of the Revolution" by Carolyn Cooke San Francisco Chronicle This is a dramatic social novel, a successful entwining of people that c...

Summer is a strange time in the publishing world — most houses are waiting to publish their marquee books in the fall, heading back to school and in...

We are on the cusp of summer, and it’s time for a preview of the books and novels worth reading in the months to come. June marks the release of a s...

I was tempted today to jump ahead in my story and write a juicy scene or two that will come later in the novel. The section I was working on felt a li...

Love reading books and trying to figure out what to pick up next? Look no farther than the person sitting next to you anywhere in public. Instead of l...

When I walked into the bookstore of this dreamy little town, at that moment, all the other bookstores I've known in my life fell away. Julie Norcross ...

I'm always looking for fiction that is not matrimaniacal.