Guided by principles such as unity, purpose and collective responsibility, families and organizations are marking Kwanzaa this week, a seven-day cultural celebration rooted in African heritage. This ...

Whenever I fantasise about a couple of hours of uninterrupted relaxation during the chilly winter months, my mind immediately conjures up images of curling up on the sofa with a deliciously good book.

In Angel Studios' earnest Book of Samuel adaptation, there's less texture to the characters than there is to their richly rendered garments. This is all a perfectly on-the-nose outcome for a tale ...

Whether reading aloud to overexcited children or carving out some much-needed alone time, there’s no better way to enjoy the Christmas holidays than sitting down with a good book. Here are 12 classics ...

Eighteen books by Princeton professors have been selected for inclusion in 2025 year-end “best of” lists — in some cases, multiple lists. The accolades celebrate faculty novels and short stories, ...

Anyone who has raised a child or spent any extended time with one in the last 20 years will have almost certainly encountered author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid empire. His first ...

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. publisher Gungnir is launching an animation studio that will feed an in-house YouTube channel that planned as “the Cartoon Network of the digital era.” Gungnir Animation Studio will ...

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 ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

Apple today launched its personalized 2025 Year in Review experience for Apple Books, featuring users' top books and audiobooks of the year. Starting today, the 2025 Year in Review appears prominently ...

The animation returns to the animator. Judge Calls Trump’s Guard Move Illegal Massive bar raid in Arizona ends with 249 arrests: 'Underage drinking is not a minor issue!' A nasty, hard-to-kill virus ...