Here's what we're reading this week: A World War II betrayal, the legend of Leonardo, audiobooks to love and more.

Amid violence and disorder in the Roman Republic, dodgy legal maneuvering made things worse. Cicero was far from blameless, writes James Romm

Bill Gates’s memoir of his early years recounts the swirl of factors leading to the birth of Microsoft and the rise of personal computing, writes David A. Shaywitz

Here's what we're reading this week: Louis Armstrong’s rise, Plato in Athens, the joy of letter-writing and more.

Spotify’s perfect playlists come at a hidden cost—for the fans, for the music scenes that form around bands and, especially, for the musicians, writes Frank Rose

Better to share technology broadly, in bite-size increments, than to smother it with regulation from the start, prompted by our worst fears, writes David A. Shaywitz

Here's what we're reading this week: Marching with Sherman, the afterlife of Dante’s vision, what dogs teach us and more.

The history of government actions to remove children from abusive homes is fraught with hard societal questions, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley

Here's what we're reading this week: The transformation of Anne Frank, the early days of the Federal Reserve, why matter still mystifies and more.

A telecom company has helped transform China into a surveillance state and threatens America’s tech supremacy and global influence, writes Edward Chancellor

An optimistic outlook can nudge us to take steps to make the world and its future—our own future included—a little less terrible, writes Laura Vanderkam

Here's what we're reading this week: The rivalry of Hannibal and Scipio, a visit to logo land, the most mysterious sense and more.

C.J. Box makes the rounds on fishing, hunting and rodeo podcasts and media to reach readers for the Joe Pickett books.

15 Books We Read This Week: The musicians who inspired a young Elvis Presley, a nuclear-powered dream, the world of early Christians and more.

The ancestor of all "best-of" lists was the Hellenistic accounting of monumental must-sees. Only one remains in anything like its original form, writes Maxwell Carter

Looking Back on 2024 in Reading: Our editors, critics and friends on the books that defined our year.

What CIOs Read in 2024: This year’s picks leaned heavily into timeless and often tech-immune topics, from leadership and teamwork to the art and science of doing less.

Here's what we're reading this week: Handel’s triumph, monumental buildings that never were, a Christmas truce and more.

Here's what we're reading this week: Cinematic disasters, George Gershwin’s lyrical brother, the rise of college sports and more.

Here is our guide to the 2024 best books to gift this holiday season- including books for children and young adults, cooks, sports fans, history buffs, nature lovers, mystery fans and more.