Books of Brilliance

George R. R. Martin and a group of prominent authors have reached a potentially decisive stage in their copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.

On September 4, 2026, the authors asked U.S. District Judge Sidney H....

Kate Atkinson is returning to postwar Britain with Our Noble Selves, a historical novel that mixes a missing-person mystery, workplace comedy and a country’s struggle to decide what it wants to become after World War II.

The novel is set around the Festival of Britain in 1951, giving Atkinson an ideal stage for a story about national identity. Britain is at...

There are many different types of books to read, but few genres are as addictive as psychological thrillers. A great psychological thriller gets inside your head and refuses to leave. These books are packed with tension, unreliable narrators, shocking twists, and characters who make you question everything you thought you knew.

What makes psychological thrillers so ...

Anytime I see a list ranking fantasy novels, I immediately know I’m going to have opinions.

Fantasy is probably the hardest genre to rank because the genre itself is so massive. Some readers love sprawling epic fantasy filled with wars and politics, while others prefer magical realism, fairy tale retellings, or character-driven fantasy stories. And because fantasy f...

If you asked me to choose just one genre to read for the rest of my life, the answer would come without hesitation: fantasy. There’s something about stepping into a completely different world, one filled with magic, mythical creatures, ancient prophecies, and impossible journeys, that never gets old. Fantasy is more than just escapism; it’s an endless source of adventure, ima...