Reading up on books

Elin Hilderbrand discusses her Nantucket home renovation, writing routine, family collaborations, and secret work on her 33rd novel, 'The Novelists,' while reflecting on her career and literary impact.

Through historical cookbooks and his family recipe, the author argues that potato salad is the most American dish for its unifying, adaptable nature.

A user-built semantic search tool for the Bible using RAG, with commenters discussing its accuracy, features, and the theological implications of AI-interpreted scripture.

Jill Biden's memoir portrays an insular White House where loyalty was prized and President Biden's feelings were prioritized over health concerns.

Jill Biden's memoir focuses on the logistical and emotional details of being first lady, with only mild criticism of Donald Trump.

A new book about Steve Jobs' years at NeXT Computer prompts a wide-ranging discussion on Apple's history, Vision Pro, and the company's direction.

Jill Lepore's "We the People" wins the Pulitzer for history and Daniel Kraus's "Angel Down" wins for fiction in 2026.

A book documenting modernist logo design from 1940-1980, showcasing over 6,000 trademarks and their aesthetic evolution.

The New York Times presents a culture quiz testing knowledge of art, film, literature, food, and other topics, tied to its T Culture issue.

Despite the growth of e-books and audiobooks, 64% of US adults read a print book in the past year, still the dominant format.

Mental health and grief experts recommend five books—ranging from memoir to philosophy—that have personally helped them cope with death, illness, and despair.

Ezra's Bookshelf is a site that aggregates all 1,204 book recommendations ever made on The Ezra Klein Show podcast.

A humorous ranking of 21 Harvard libraries visited through the university's library passport program, with star ratings for aesthetics, study space, and convenience.

NYT recommends real ER doctors' memoirs that capture the high-stakes, fast-paced, and character-driven reality of emergency medicine.

Hachette canceled the novel 'Shy Girl' over suspected AI use, halting its U.S. release and U.K. edition to preserve original storytelling.

Academic and non-fiction books are rarely read to completion, as most readers stop after the first chapters, a pattern confirmed by Kindle data and the author's own experience.

The New York Times lists upcoming spring 2025 nonfiction releases, including memoirs by Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall, essay collections by David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward, and new true crime and biography titles.

The New York Times lists 13 nominated novels for the International Booker Prize, including works by Daniel Kehlmann, Olga Ravn, and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara.

An Odd Lots Discord user scraped and published 842 book recommendations from the podcast's community, sparking debate about the value of curated reading lists.

The book 'How to Feel Loved' argues that social skills are a key predictor of happiness and contentment.

The New York Times article recommends 10 lengthy books across fantasy epics, pastoral classics, and family dramas to offer substantial and cozy winter reading immersion.

Claude Code was used to map thematic connections between 100 books, but commenters question whether the links are meaningful or just stylistic LLM patterns.

A website hosts the complete unrevised edition of Dale Carnegie's book, alleging his relatives' posthumous edits introduced gender-neutral language and omitted substantial content.

Anna's Archive lost its main annas-archive.org domain due to a surprise suspension, but the shadow library remains accessible via alternative domains amid ongoing legal pressure.

The piece presents a curated list of books recommended by Ezra Klein Show guests as influential to their thinking.

The Fifth Edition of the Red Book collects opinionated readings on database research, from classic RDBMS to weak isolation and large-scale dataflow engines.

The opinion piece praises the novels 'Hamnet' and 'The Correspondent' for their powerful and beautiful depiction of a mother's grief.

Five debut authors wrote 2025's breakout novels, finding commercial success despite lacking the household-name status that dominates most bestseller lists.

A curated list aggregates books most frequently mentioned on Hacker News in 2025, with SICP, Clean Code, and Crafting Interpreters topping programming mentions.

Sophie Kinsella, the bestselling author of the 'Shopaholic' series under the pseudonym Madeleine Wickham, has died at 55.

Tailscale details how to set up its VPN on a jailbroken Kindle for easier SSH access, file transfer via Taildrop, and integration with KOReader.

The New York Times Book Review staff selected the top 10 fiction and nonfiction books of 2025, compiling an annual list of the year's best.

A.O. Scott analyzes a scene from Kiran Desai's novel "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny," one of the NYT’s 10 Best Books of 2025.

2026年多部经典作品将进入公有领域，引发版权期限过长争论。

Hacker News commenters praise 'Algorithms for Optimization' for its clarity and breadth, but criticize its inclusion of questionable metaheuristics like Firefly and Cuckoo Search.

Paulina Borsook's 2000 book 'Cyberselfish' predicted tech's libertarian excesses and is now finding a new, receptive audience 25 years later.

The piece lists five books recommended by therapists and researchers to help readers reduce compulsive phone scrolling.

Joan Didion's newly unveiled papers reveal her meticulous planning and devotion to cooking for her Thanksgiving meals.

The romantasy genre allows readers to discuss yearning and desire openly, reshaping their real-life sexual relationships.

Reading difficult books is inherently painful and social; engaging with a community helps readers push through intellectual discomfort and find shared meaning.

Solvej Balle's 30-year effort 'On the Calculation of Volume' reframes the tedium of contemporary life as unexpected wonders.

The book "The Unfair Advantage" by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba argues entrepreneurs can leverage unique personal backgrounds for startup success.