Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

Of all the beauty products in the world, fragrance is my favorite — especially those with a strong note of vanilla. Yes, yes, I know. The scent can be at times…well, vanilla; sometimes too syrupy, ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...

“This is a gorgeous and original meditation on Blackness through the lens of another color: blue. The National Book Award-winning author Imani Perry’s Black in Blues is a slim but profound volume of ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and ...

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Costco's version also made the cut! Homemade vanilla extract is a gift that keeps on giving—just ask Ina Garten, who’s been feeding her own DIY batch for an impressive 39 years. But, while it is a ...

New year, new perfume trends! If you've got the urge to hit refresh and update your perfume rotation for 2026, there are a few exciting trends on the horizon that you'll want to tap into ASAP. “The ...

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. One of the first major arrivals in January will be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R. R. Martin’s ...

Happy New Year! Make good on your resolution to see more Broadway shows with one of the many plays and musicals on the boards this January. Looking forward to all of what the new year has to offer?

It can be hard to find the best movies on Netflix. We all understand the struggle of scrolling time—hours lost to wading through all of the Netflix movie options that could instead have been spent, ...