This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Recently, I went out for drinks with a young woman who wanted advice about establishing herself as a book ...

Each year, a few of us here like to make some book-related resolutions: personal goals or hopes for our reading habits for the year. Whether it’s a list of specific books, or a plan to read more of a ...

For longer than I can count, the first column of the year is a declaration of my reading resolutions. These resolutions are a declaration of hope, an attempt at refreshing and refurbishing stale ...