Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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The now-beloved book, which centers on a sailor seeking revenge against a sperm whale, was initially met with lukewarm sales, ...

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This year was a boon for whodunit readers, with great books by Donna Leon, Richard Osman, Louise Penny and more.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald lamented that The Great Gatsby couldn’t hold a candle to her books. In 1938, Sinclair Lewis called her the greatest living American novelist. The U.S. Post Office once put ...