Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “The Woman Who Knew Everyone,” Meryl Gordon offers a thorough biography ...

By The New York Times Books Staff She Changed History, Then Erased Her Own In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing ...

The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he thinks the Los Angeles County wildfires will be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history “in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of ...

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.

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November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Now paralysed from the neck down he is finally telling his side of the story. The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were ...

In her debut book, the popular — 2.6 million Instagram followers — self-improvement coach issues nine non-negotiables for improving relationships with oneself in order to have more meaningful ...

Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.