Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek ...

Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic ...

In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical life.

Through a series of vignettes, Kauffman’s fifth novel centers on a woman determined to spend Christmas with her extended ...

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By The New York Times Books Staff The travel writer and essayist discusses his new book, “Aflame,” about his stays at a California monastery. Gay Talese Keeps Notes, Especially on Everyone’s ...

By The New York Times Books Staff In a new collection about New York City, the writer turns his gimlet eye on its icons, its architecture, its hot spots — and its suits. “Clothes matter ...

By The New York Times Books Staff The Secret to a Good Life? Thinking Like Socrates. In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint ...