Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

This month, pile your nightstand with Elizabeth Strout’s newest novel, Hugo Vickers’s biography of Wallis Simpson, and Jesmyn ...

Here are five of Colleen Hoover's best books, including "Verity" and "Reminders of Him," and five that might not live up to ...

Madeline Miller’s Circe from 2018 wouldn't be everyone's pick but Charlize Theron, star of Christopher Nolan's new movie, is ...

Reading "Dungeon Crawler Carl" by Matt Dinniman feels like playing a video game. What are LitRPG books, and why can't fans ...

Who doesn't love Nicholas Sparks books? "The Notebook," "Dear John," and "A Walk To Remember" are among his best.

Goodreads has officially named it the most popular sci-fi book of the last decade, and it is more than deserving of this ...

If your idea of a perfect reading day consists of lounging poolside or at the beach, setting up a picnic blanket in your backyard, or curling up in your favorite chair next to a sunny window, there’s ...

Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about writing for kids: "Make Believe." He talks with NPR's Elissa Nadworny about it.

Larry McMurtry, the famed Texas novelist, screenwriter and bookseller, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Lonesome Dove," at his bookstore, Booked Up No. 1. The Wild West provides the backdrop for ...

From show-business memoirs to sweeping, decades-long love stories to one of the year's most offbeat and exciting thrillers, ...

Credit...The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff We’re a third of the way through 2026 and we at ...