On Nov. 25, 1936, a young Oxford professor delivered a lecture to the British Academy in London about the Old English epic “Beowulf.” Ronald, as the professor’s friends called him, argued that ...

Sussex author George Jones will start by describing the historical and geographical landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, and explaining the remarkable connections between early Anglo-Saxon kings – ...

In January, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Xenobe Purvis’s debut novel, about a small English village ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

Omri Boehm’s new book argues that both the left and the right must abandon divisive identity politics and embrace the ...

Now well over 800 years old, the Codex Gigas is one of the most impressive artifacts from the Medieval period of Europe.

Facing an unraveling marriage, a middle-aged lawyer sets off on a road trip in the hopes of rekindling his life’s meaning.

Liz Moore’s bestseller The God of the Woods is getting the adaptation treatment from Netflix. Netflix announced Wednesday that Moore’s 2024 novel, The God of the Woods, is get ...

Books can be a refuge from (waves arms) all this, even when they take you deeper into the darkness of 2025. There is a grace in the relationship between book and reader, with nothing but your eyes and ...

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. What makes a book ...

The best way to fight doomscrolling in 2025? Getting off your phone and picking up a book. Luckily for us, there were plenty of un-put-down-able reads this year. Whether your genre of choice is ...

Maria Reva’s Endling is at once a postmodern caper and an autobiographical work that explores how ordinary people navigate a ...