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

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

A good historical novel has the power to transport us back to a different time and make it seem as real and immediate as our present moment. When it’s done well, a period piece shouldn’t feel ...

Another year, another round of amazing local authors releasing phenomenal books for every age! There’s something special ...

Katy ISD has banned 14 new books since the start of the school year in August. Several of the titles have been in circulation ...

From a fresh take on 'Huck Finn' to an epic romantic odyssey, these page-turners should be on your short list.

Newsweek staff has gathered an eclectic list of classics and new favorite reads that will appeal, no matter how choosy the ...

What makes a best book of the year?  Is it a novel begging to become a contemporary classic or a retelling of the classics themselves? Is it a book that reflects today's zeitgeist? What ...

We can’t buy you each the perfect book, but we can recommend the ones we hope you’ll get a kick out of. So that’s what our ...