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It's tempting to treat overwhelm with clever fixes - but that might be part of the problem ...

Writing about home life doesn't have to be humdrum argues the author of Natural Disaster - just look at world-spanning ambitious works such as Ducks, Newburyport and All Fours ...

As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman - and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco Bay ...

We would like to hear about the books you've particularly enjoyed this month ...

Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genres ...

A mouse detective; a fresh take on the Odyssey; a dangerous wish; and the world's most watched reality TV show ...

The novelist on being inspired by Shirley Jackson, discovering the brilliance of Denis Johnson, and finding comfort in Elizabeth Strout ...

The son of fugitive leaders of the militant Weather Underground recounts his chaotic, peripatetic upbringing ...

Judging chair calls Lerner's novel a 'funny, brainy and timely' study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul ...

Former employee files complaint accusing company of 'coercive surveillance' and first amendment violation ...