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

The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

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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Great writers in the Trump years need to open up their eyes to take in all of America — not just echo the literary and ...

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

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 ...