In “Precious Rubbish,” Kayla E. turns to midcentury children’s comics to help tell her shattering story. By Sam Thielman When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Matthams Spencer is a Paris-based writer who covers jewelry. At the entrance to the jewelry galleries at the Victoria & ...

Sara Gran is in a long-term relationship with books, and it’s complicated. An ancient book of spells occupies the center of the author’s most recent novel, “The Book of the Most Precious Substance,” ...

An editor recommends Lorrie Moore’s “Birds of America” and Mary Webb’s “Precious Bane” By Gregory Cowles Dear readers, Has a book ever brought you closer to another person, or come between you? That’s ...