Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
A Hitchcockian thriller, an off-the-grid memoir, novels by Weike Wang and Lily Tuck, and more.
100 Best Books of the 21st Century: As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — ...
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Small Things Like These,” a meditative Christmastime novella ...
In “The Miraculous From the Material,” the best-selling author Alan Lightman examines the science behind the wonder.
Her own rags-to-riches story mirrored those of many of her resilient heroines, and her dozens of novels helped her amass a ...
In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her ...
Stories of giving and of appreciating everyday wonders will warm hearts and teach valuable lessons this holiday season.
Serious reading — sitting down in a quiet place, undisturbed, for a few hours with a text like “Walden” — takes students away ...
Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and ...