Love Is Patient

It's always fun to see how good books get adapted for the screen. But sometimes, this happens before we've had the chance to read the source material. Or maybe we just want to reread the book before we watch. Here are sixteen of the books behind the buzziest book-to-screen adaptations.

With your toes in the sand, the sun on your face, and the roar of the surf drowning out your worries, reading at the beach is a double dose of escape. But what makes the perfect beach read? Depends on the reader. If you're looking for a really big book to get lost in, here are 29 beach-perfect doorstoppers for you.

A few weeks ago, The New York Times Book Review published a piece entitled The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century and it has garnered lots of attention. Here's a look at the list, along with highlights, a reading guide, and more.

FX's sumptuous new adaptation of Shogun is based on James Clavell's epic historical novel of the same name. Set in feudal Japan, the saga combines edge-of-your-seat action with raw human emotion. If you're looking for more stories like this, here are eleven titles for you.

A Gentleman in Moscow, the bestselling novel by Amor Towles is the inspiration for a new Showtime series about the fictional Russian aristocrat Count Alexander Rostov, placed on indefinite house arrest in an attic hotel room after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Here's what we know about the show and what fans can read next.