Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. Another year of reading has come and gone, leaving mental trails of ...

This collection presents the original Urdu couplets alongside English translations ... bridging the gap between Ghalib’s era and today. The result is a book that not only honors the poet’s legacy but ...

“This wonderful book describes the main sights of Eretz Yisroel with stories and historical context, making the journey come alive for readers.” “This incredible series presents the stories of the ...

Making resolutions is easy. Making them stick? Not so much. That’s why we’ve combed through the newest self-help books to bring you the 12 most useful published now through April. We’ve found advice ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

An ugly decorative plate. A cookbook for one. An outdated biography of Ariana Grande. It may seem these items have almost nothing in common, but that’s not quite the case. They were all, at some ...

Here are the most exciting books we're most looking forward to sharing in 2025 Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

We've all had that sinking feeling when you open unwanted Christmas gifts - and start to wonder if there might be an option to return them. While there's no automatic right to return items ...

Now that the holiday gifts have been unwrapped, it's time for the rush to make returns. As Latonya Rascoe was getting the last wave of Christmas gifts ready to ship out of a FedEx office in ...

Opening presents on Christmas can be a magical experience for the whole family, but one woman missed out on all the fun. The post, titled "Kids opened their presents without me," quickly went ...