His chips, now nothing more than crumbs, fed the sharks circling the table. He was part of the poker ecosystem — essential to its survival, like plankton in an ocean of predators. The pros called him ...

Collectors of luxury editions of classic books will want to check out the new additions to The Folio Society's January sale. As well as the titles already announced, The Folio Society has now ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter ... “Big Chief,” by Jon Hickey: A young Anishinaabe law school grad and casino honcho is thrust into a battle of politics, power, protest ...

You won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough. KS Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts in Rowling’s fourth book. It should be a quiet year, but when Harry is forced to compete in the ...

Our current decade has brought in some great recent reads — see our picks here Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.

The best part about starting a new year? Forgetting all the books you never got around to reading in the past 12 months and discovering all the ones you can look forward to during the next 12.