“The Bestseller Code,” a new book in which Jodie Archer and Matthew L. Jockers present an algorithm for detecting the sales potential of other books, has, not surprisingly, a commercially canny title.

We're betting that there are a lot of us out there who remember getting books as presents back in the day. I definitely remember receiving a copy of Little Women for Christmas when I was about 10 and ...

So, Fam: We asked you to suggest good summer reads, and boy, did you respond! Big thanks to everyone who sent thoughts on books we need to get to. A little road map: We've listed nonfiction first, in ...