The strangely short history of a publishing niche. The smallest book in the world is on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1961. (Photo by Keystone / Getty Images) As an English professor, I’m often ...

Our enjoyment of literature and fiction is rooted in theory of mind: the cognitive ability to attribute mental states ...

Are you looking to be inspired by a new biography? What about cracking open a heart-racing thriller? There’s always romance, too, if you're in the mood for love. Whether you’re picking another book ...

Nonfiction is for boring people. Romance is for girls. And literary fiction? It’s for snobs. At least that’s what a lot of people seem to think. I, on the other hand, like to think of it as literature ...

Today in publishing and literature: The difficulties of selling a literary sequel, science fiction is alike all over, and Whitney Houston's mother is looking for a book deal. The Guardian provides a ...