It was the best-of times (you know, that period in December when we do the best-of lists). But it could feel like the worst of times: There’s so much to read before the year finishes! Well, there’s ...

Python 3.14 was the star of the show in 2025, bringing official support for free-threaded builds, a new all-in-one installation manager for Windows, and subtler perks like the new template strings ...

Just in time for last-minute gifts: Guardian Australia critics and staff pick out the best books of the year, featuring Helen Garner, Dominic Amerena, Evelyn Araluen and more Which Australian books ...

Back when I first published this list in 2017, my two daughters were just 3 years and 7 months old. Now somehow I find myself the mom of an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old who have largely outgrown ...

Our go-to book expert, Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast, talks with host Scott Tong about a few of her top picks for the best books of 2025.

“This is a gorgeous and original meditation on Blackness through the lens of another color: blue. The National Book Award-winning author Imani Perry’s Black in Blues is a slim but profound volume of ...

It was a banner year for literature, with a plethora of intriguing and memorable releases. The publishing world delivered boundary-pushing fiction alongside heavily researched and introspective ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and ...

Every leader leaves their mark on the hearts and minds of a workforce. This can go one of two ways: leaders can leave behind a legacy of inspiration, or infuriation. Based on thousands of perspectives ...

There’s never really a bad time to be reading comics, but 2025 proved to be an especially strong year for the industry. From DC’s Absolute Universe and Marvel’s Ultimate Universe to Skybound’s Energon ...

The author, a Los Padres Hotshots firefighter who happens to be an exceptional writer, explores the economics, ecology, and indigenous cultural practices related to fire — and the tormenting rush of ...

Our staff writes about the best books that they read over the course of the year. Our staff writes about the best books that they read over the course of the year. These days when you want to engage ...