The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction ...

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A ballerina gets a fresh start and mothers reflect and rebel — plus some juicy new celebrity memoirs — here are PEOPLE's picks for the best books to read in November 2024, so far. When guests ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series. By Amal El-Mohtar Here are the novels ...

It's a simple question without an easy answer: 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 ...

The opening page of Malka Older’s new book says simply, “There are other ways to live.” That idea carries through so many of this year’s best science-fiction books, which are full of ...

After Margiela stopped selling its In The Library replica scent, Byredo's Bibliothèque is our undisputed best book-themed scent. We love it as a fragrance, but a candle makes a better gift.

The acclaimed Japanese magic realist (“Norwegian Wood,” “Kafka on the Shore”) is back with his first book in six years. It opens on a pair of teens in love. The girl disappears and the man ...

Widower Frank Szatowski’s driving record is unblemished at UPS, but parenting has proven more challenging; he’s been estranged from his daughter Maggie for years, and fears that he’ll never speak to ...

Part of the lore surrounding these programs is their unique uniforms. Let’s take a look at the best of the best. The winged helmets really take the cake here. Combine them with blue jerseys with ...