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

Oline Cogdill’s favorite mystery novels of 2024, a year marked by rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters and vivid settings.

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Many authors can safely say 2024 was their year. This roundup is full of popular authors who penned bestsellers last year and ...

I’m not sure if 2024 had a novel, like 2022’s “Babel” or 2023’s “Fourth Wing,” that took the world by storm and reshaped the ...

(Hamish Hamilton) Jodi Picoult’s first foray into historical fiction sees the best-selling author ask us to consider: what if Shakespeare wasn’t who he thought he was? What if he was actually ...

(Bonnier Books) The construction of the Panama ... (Harper Collins) Jodi Picoult’s first foray into historical fiction sees the best-selling author ask us to consider: what if Shakespeare ...