DuBois has written 26 novels — the best known are his Lewis Cole mystery series — and has also co-authored books with thriller phenom James Patterson. His accolades also extend to “Jeopardy!” ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow.

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow.

included Maggie O'Farrell for her best-selling novel Hamnet. The book, which won best fiction book (non-debut) and was inspired by the true story of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway's only ...