Innovative programmer Steve Klabnik, known for his contributions to Rust, unveils Rue, a new systems programming language that enhances memory safety without garbage collection. Designed with ...

Sometimes a great book just stays with you, and maybe even sets the tone for your whole year. I had gotten out of the habit of reading regularly until a layover in Chicago a few years ago, when I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gothic classic, a heartbreaking memoir from the child of a family vlogger and a fast-paced Southern noir are among the best ...

In these final days of 2025, Ivanka Trump has shared her favorite reads of the year on X. The Planet Harvest co-founder and daughter of President Donald Trump posted a list of books that she says ...

You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. With 2026 only a few days away, many are whipping out the Notes app on their phones to jot down goals for the new year. One of them may be to read more.

This was the kind of year that felt 100 years long, so who could blame us for leaning into a bit of escapism? Some of us buried our noses in books in 2025, and thankfully, there were plenty of good ...

We might rarely get to see snowfall in Los Angeles, but logging onto social media in December means the arrival of a different kind of flurry. The one where our friends, both close and parasocial, ...

It’s time to reckon with the reality that nonstop doomscrolling has delivered us: a hard-to-ignore erosion of our cognitive skills. We’ve lost the ability to focus on words for long stretches of time ...

Interested in teaching the younger generation about those things called "books"? Have little (or not-so-little) ones who are ready to broaden their reading horizons? Below you can find tried-and-true ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators and consumers to curate personal best-of lists for 2025; to get ahead on next year's stack, sign up for Dua Lipa's monthly book-club newsletter at ...

If you’re stuck shopping for someone who “has everything,” I have a suggestion: Get them an art book. They’re thoughtful, personal, and, yes, can double as décor. The best part is you can gift ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...