Classic books stand the test of time by capturing readers’ attention generation after generation. They focus on themes that people across continents, religious backgrounds, socioeconomic circumstances ...

When we asked readers of the Book Club newsletter which classic books are overrated and which unsung novels should be considered top-tier, we didn’t predict the level of enthusiasm that would ...

Fiction has always served as humanity’s crystal ball, with great authors acting as prophets who foresaw social and technological trends decades before they became a reality. These literary visionaries ...

Storytelling has existed since the beginning of time, and through it all, humans have woven tales of love, hate, morality, and culture. With the advent of book printing—historians point to ...

The estates of several revered literary figures are altering portions of well-known works to conform to current sensibilities, stirring a heated debate among readers and the literary world over ...

The classics are making a comeback. The great books of the past, which have been in danger of falling by the wayside as people read less and less, are suddenly reentering the zeitgeist. Guillermo del ...

From The Grapes of Wrath to The Wizard of Oz, these movies are brilliant adaptations of classic novels, expertly translating them to the big screen.

I'm someone who relishes the feel of real books, the touch of the pages on my fingertips as I flip through them, so e-readers have never been my thing. But I recently came across Rebind, an artificial ...

Classic novels are getting a makeover. You may have noticed familiar titles such as "The Baby-Sitters Club" series, "The Jungle," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Parable of the Sower," and "Watership Down," ...