The term “Old Testament” is a loaded one since it assumes the existence of a “new” testament — an idea Christians and ...

Family and friends gathered last week at the Jewish Children’s Museum for a moving tribute marking the shloshim of Baruch Thaler OBM. The program included the start of a unique Sefer Torah in Baruch's ...

The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees ... is not alone in accepting the Books which Protestants label as "Apocrypha." The Coptic, Greek ...

In keeping with our annual tradition, we asked three of our critics for their favorite books of the last year. Between them, they chose 15 books, three of them reissues, and the majority fiction.

See our favorite books of the year, from celebrity memoirs to buzzy literary fiction Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

When the weather outside turns frightful, there’s nothing as delightful as curling up with a great book. Wintry books set the perfect tone for a long day of reading covered up by a blanket with ...

The year’s outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction, selected by the Books editorial staff.

Taken together, these books offer a reminder: even outsiders are never truly alone. Here, the best fiction books of 2024. In The Coin, a stylish Palestinian schoolteacher navigates a cramped New ...

Are you familiar with The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist? Over several months in 2011-12, thieves syphoned off nearly 3,000 tonnes of the stuff, worth $18.7m Canadian dollars, from a storage ...

Gifting readers a book for the holidays isn't exactly a novel idea, but a well-chosen title is still an act of love in itself, showing you know what makes your person tick. Even an annotated copy ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the ...

From new novels, nonfiction books and celeb memoirs, find your next fall read here Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.