Here are a few of the books that stuck with us and became personal favorites this year. Perhaps they will stick with you, too ...

Crafting The New York Times Book Review’s annual list involves arguments, politicking and, every once in a while, a rare ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year.

A new biography traces the life of Denis Johnson, the brilliant nonconformist who wrote “Tree of Smoke,” “Train Dreams” and ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now ...

Exceptional new cookbooks, with fresh takes on easy baking, Thai cooking in America and seasonal pasta, as tested by New York ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

In their 73rd year of highlighting children’s books, the New York Times Book Review and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award. This ...

The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood, 85, has done it again. The prolific Canadian writer, poet, and essayist has won two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, the ...

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 2 to 4. By The New York Times Books Staff We polled our editors and writers about the best books for the preschool set. These are our favorites. This ...