Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Each new year brings the promise of tantalizing books to get lost in, and the first half of 2025 has already brought us ...

More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films ...

We’re only halfway through 2025, but there have already been plenty of standout books published this year. There’s been ...

Several books published this year have examined a creative haven in Europe’s licentious, ultraliberal capital.