It began with Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Nobel Prize in October, and continued this month with the Booker Prize and the National Book Awards. Our panel of editors discusses what it all means.
Like her debut, “The Dive From Clausen’s Pier,” the novelist’s “Some Bright Nowhere” is bound to touch a nerve. That’s fine with her.
How the rise and fall of the nihilist hipster gave us the cruel reactionaries of today.
Eleven recommendations for fans of Rick Riordan’s Olympians series, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
La obra experimental de la autora danesa Solvej Balle plantea el tedio de la vida contemporánea como una fuente de maravillas inesperadas.
He translated nearly 30 books, including novels by Georges Perec, a master of linguistic games, and Ismail Kadare.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before “Where Are They Now?” features became ubiquitous.
The books come from its list of best titles of the year and will be available at three flagship library branches.
Our columnist on three books worth your time.
“Journalism is essential, but it can’t get at certain levels of experience — so I wrote a fable,” he says of “The Emergency,” his first novel in more than 25 years.
Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s reckoning with Gaza took the nonfiction prize.
Este género de ficción que se ha vuelto muy popular, ha permitido a sus lectores hablar abiertamente de anhelo, sexo y deseo.
A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back.
In “The Butterfly Thief,” Walter Marsh tells the story of a notorious crime and its eccentric perpetrator.
In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.
Our columnist on four books that are worth your time.
The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders.
In “The Breath of the Gods,” the prolific polymath takes on a force that’s powered much of human history.
Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal.
The science fiction writer Chloe Gong recommends new and classic books that push the boundaries of the genre, with plenty of techno thrills.
A newly reissued book by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar highlights his most consistent qualities.
The author’s newly unveiled papers reveal the meticulous planning and devotion to cooking that went into her big holiday meals.
Try this short quiz to match the descriptions of past National Book Award winners with their titles and authors.
Jan Kerouac’s 1981 novel “Baby Driver” chronicles a fearless and windblown life entirely distinct from her famous parent’s.
With “Lovers and Haters,” Gilbert Hernandez expands on the surreal storytelling and bosomy B-movie film stars of his beloved long-running series.
At its best, Joy Williams’s “The Pelican Child” is delightfully unhinged; at its worst, willfully weird and repetitive.
Our columnist on three novels thrumming with menace.
Even the previously uncollected work in “The Poems of Seamus Heaney” shows a master craftsman in full control of his powers.
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
‘Sabiduría conventual’, la insólita colaboración de dos académicas, ofrece una guía impía que entrelaza la historia religiosa con la cultura popular.
Sometimes we assume the people and things around us are neutral or hostile to our existence. What if the opposite could be true?
The longtime editor and chronicler of the elite says she’s liberated and is letting it rip.
In “The Fire,” the reporter Cecilia Sala travels to Iran, Ukraine and Afghanistan and follows her generation into the fray.
The unlikely collaboration of two academics, “Convent Wisdom” provides unholy guidance by intertwining religious history with popular culture.
In “Baldwin: A Love Story,” Nicholas Boggs focuses on the writer’s romantic relationships. In this episode he explains their importance to Baldwin’s life and work.
In “Crick: A Mind in Motion,” the British biologist Matthew Cobb provides a biography both vivid and authoritative.
The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that upended her career.
Mi colega, el crítico literario Dwight Garner, nos habla de “Flesh”, la novela de David Szalay galardonada con el Premio Booker de este año.
In Derrick Barnes’s fantastical tale, a 13-year-old Black football star is idolized by his town’s mostly white inhabitants, until they turn on him.
En su nueva novela, el ganador del Premio Booker 2025 ofrece escenas descarnadas de una vida solitaria de ascenso social.
My colleague, the book critic Dwight Garner, tells us about “Flesh” by David Szalay, this year’s Booker Prize winner.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘The Look’ debería ser estudiado por las generaciones venideras, no por lo que dice sobre la moda, sino por lo que revela sobre la política.
Whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here.
The author, 97, raised money for the food pantry at his old church by reading from “Legs,” the gangster novel he began his celebrated Albany cycle with half a century ago.
Sarah Hall’s inventive new novel spans centuries, showing how Britain’s famed Helm shaped people and how people are shaping it.
Thanks to distinct design, fresh approaches to the genre and the if-you-know-you-know factor, 831 Stories is catching the eye of readers and investors.
Our columnist on four new mysteries.
His new novel, “Palaver,” observes how an expat in Japan and his visiting mother find “a new language and way of being that’s amenable for them both.”
Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.
He wrote of his suffocating relationship with his mother to create mordant reminiscences and became a standout at poetry slams in New York.
“The Slip,” by Lucas Schaefer, involves a missing teenager and a boxing gym full of Texans of all stripes.
“The Look” should be studied by generations to come, not because of what it reveals about fashion, but politics.
The explosive potential of those years makes every emotion more intense — and a perfect combo for rich storytelling.
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s new novel, “Terry Dactyl,” follows a young trans woman figuring out who she is throughout the AIDS crisis and Covid pandemic.
La actriz tuvo que leer tantos libros (153) que se ausentó de casi todas sus actividades familiares. Aun así, dijo, valió la pena el sacrificio para ayudar en la elección del ganador.
During the government shutdown, booksellers are collecting food for Americans who receive federal aid to buy groceries.
In her vivid epistolary novel “The White Hot,” the Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes explores the long-tail legacy of maternal rage and regret.
La industria imita ideas de sátiras sombrías y relatos ‘cyberpunk’ como si fueran posibilidades emocionantes y no advertencias perturbadoras.
In “Fateful Hours,” the road map to authoritarian disaster is laid out in gleamingly sinister detail by the German historian Volker Ullrich.
George Packer, the author of multiple works on a divided America, tries his hand at dystopian allegory.
In “Without Consent,” Sarah Weinman looks at a shocking 1978 case — and women’s ongoing struggle for justice.
The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice.
David Szalay became the first British Hungarian to win the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel “Flesh.”
The senator from Pennsylvania chronicles his stroke, unlikely election victory and battle with depression. Just don’t expect him to try to win you over.
La novela, un relato de superación de la pobreza a la riqueza, ya había ganado admiradores como Zadie Smith y Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, presidente del jurado, la definió como una obra “singular” y “extraordinaria”.
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
Hitting the road for the holiday season is a tradition for many families. Try this short quiz on literary journeys and geography to test your memory — and maybe discover a new book to travel with along the way.
By championing now-essential writers like William Faulkner, Malcolm Cowley helped remake the U.S. literary canon.
The sharp-tongued architect and professor built Manhattan’s most luxurious towers, but his new book shuttles from Billionaire’s Row to the Bronx. (Plus, what he thinks of Rem and Zaha.)
Ann Packer’s latest novel, “Some Bright Nowhere,” explores the unexpected rupture that a terminal cancer diagnosis causes in a long and happy marriage.
Now unjustly overlooked, “The Ha-Ha” is the prizewinning first novel by Jennifer Dawson, an accomplished mid-20th-century chronicler of women and madness.
In “The American Revolution,” an illustrated companion to a new documentary series, the conflict is global, gruesome and tearing us apart.
La atención mediática a un asesinato ocurrido hace décadas ha traído visitantes, y dolores de cabeza, a un pequeño pueblo en España que se volvió el destino preferido de los aficionados a los relatos de sucesos criminales.
Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now.
Jean-Philippe Pleau’s book and play about moving up socially became a cultural reckoning in Quebec, but created a gulf with his family.
Andrew Miller’s novel “The Land in Winter,” a finalist for the Booker Prize, observes a world on the brink of cultural change.
Surrounded by his expansive library and exquisite objects, a collector whose aesthetic helped shape America’s idea of minimalism has built a maximalist nirvana.
¿Se ha convertido el ‘Frankenstein’ de Guillermo del Toro en puro sentimiento y nada de sangre?
Surprising, versatile, dark and funny, the British writer has something for (almost) everyone.
One of two major American almanacs is ceasing publication after more than two centuries of predicting the weather and offering tidbits of wisdom.
The writer and critic Kelefa Sanneh joins Wesley Morris to discuss how social media and fan armies have impacted pop music criticism.
John U. Bacon, author of “The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” talks about the famous shipwreck.
A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.
Take a peek at this year’s winners.
“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.
In “Who Knows You by Heart,” a Black tech worker discovers that her company is hiding a terrible secret.
Bryan Washington’s latest novel, “Palaver,” chronicles a mother-and-son reunion miles from home, after more than a decade of estrangement.
“The Silver Book” follows one pivotal year in the life of the famed Italian costume designer Danilo Donati.
He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.
Las restricciones rusas a editores y vendedores son cada vez más severas. Se retiran volúmenes o se censuran como documentos secretos, pero las librerías aún son importantes fuentes de comunidad.
Few works have inspired more adaptations than Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic about a frenzied creator who builds a despairing being. Here’s a look at the many ways it has been repurposed onscreen.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
His work examined the tensions between his country’s social and economic strata, as well as his roots in postindustrial Leeds.
A prolific journalist and author, he wrote the only authorized biography of Alfred Hitchcock and heaped early praise on the future Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
Has Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” become all feelings and no blood?
The second novel from Oyinkan Braithwaite, the breakout author of “My Sister, the Serial Killer,” offers a sweeping and sobering take on romantic fatalism.
From cradle to late life, the godmother of punk remembers it all — including, especially, her life with the late Fred “Sonic” Smith.
Kiran Desai’s “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” is the favorite, but books by Andrew Miller, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi are also in the running for the prestigious award.
In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day.
Katherine Rundell, Christopher Paolini and other writers mark the 75th anniversary of the book’s U.S. publication: “It taught me to long for big pleasures.”
Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.
In Gráinne O’Hare’s witty debut, “Thirst Trap,” 30th birthdays — and an unexpected death — signal new horizons (if not sobriety) for three longtime friends in Belfast.
Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.
The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.
In “The Heart-Shaped Tin,” the British food writer Bee Wilson offers a bittersweet ode to the everyday tools we use in the kitchen, along with stories great and small.
In her new book, “We Fell Apart,” the young adult novelist returns to Martha’s Vineyard — and teen friendship — for the third time.
In Benjamin Wood’s atmospheric novel “Seascraper,” recently longlisted for the Booker, a visitor brings the big world to a small fishing village.
The best-selling fantasy writer Holly Black recommends novels that blend the thrills of a well-executed crime with intrigue and sorcery.
Tres relatos nuevos forman el núcleo de “La penúltima hora”, un libro que se esfuerza por evocar las obras más destacadas del autor.
Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme Court split on tactics.
John Richardson’s “Luigi” takes on the case of a murdered insurance executive and his alleged killer.
In Harriet Lane’s latest novel, “Other People’s Fun,” the reunion of two former classmates takes a wicked turn.
“False War,” by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, follows the Cuban diaspora around the world.
In her unnerving novel, Viola van de Sandt explores the breakdown of a relationship over one very, very bad evening.
In tracing the journeys of two frenemies with art-world aspirations, Anika Jade Levy’s “Flat Earth” distills the angst and aimlessness of a generation.
Los ‘best-sellers’ del escritor francés surgieron de un profundo afecto a Rusia. Pero desde que Moscú invadió Ucrania, ha reconsiderado sus opiniones.
“Book of Lives” offers two distinct versions of the esteemed novelist: “Peggy Nature” and “the brooder.”
The trials and tribulations of related people can really propel a plot. See how many novels and their adaptations you recognize in this short quiz.
With “Entertaining,” a seminal cookbook that’s being newly reissued, the original lifestyle influencer changed the culture and built her empire.
Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
“Injustice,” by the veteran journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, follows federal prosecutors at work under the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.
Three new stories, including a campus-set novella, are the heart of “The Eleventh Hour,” a book that strains to recall the author’s richest work.
His new novel returns to a familiar setting to examine antisemitism, 20th-century history and nontraditional parenting.
In “The Finest Hotel in Kabul,” the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet tells the story of a country through what was once its most luxurious hotel.
El periodista de rock reconvertido en escritor y cineasta se autodenomina “poco cool” en su nuevo libro.
In “The Ephemerata,” the veteran graphic novelist Carol Tyler explores the nature of loss.
A congressional race rich in sex and social intrigue divides locals and weekenders in Brian Schaefer’s novel, “Town & Country.”
A Midtown Manhattan anomaly, the Argosy Book Store continues to thrive thanks to the dedication of the three women who have presided over it for decades.
She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.
In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.
Senesh fled Hungary just before World War II. But unlike most Jews who escaped the Nazis, she went back to fight. Today, she is regarded as a hero in Israel.
Stephen Graham Jones’s horror novel offers a visceral take on the vampire legend.
Carmen Dell’Orefice, a cover girl since the 1940s, is the star of a new book. Plus, Levi’s and Barbour team up, and a podcaster who has a lot to say about clothes.
In November, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Maggie O’Farrell’s historical tear-jerker, about a death that shaped Shakespeare.
In Guillermo del Toro’s new version, the answer lies in how deeply it explores the relationship between creator and created.
“Indignity,” by Lea Ypi, is a memoir, biography and imagined history prompted by a viral family photograph.
A stunning novel-in-verse sheds light on an unheralded moment in American history — when a Mexican community triumphed over educational injustice.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Whether you’re a hard-core horror junkie or a scaredy-cat, he’s written something for you.
Over nearly seven decades Paddington Bear has enjoyed a lasting popularity. Now, he’s the star of a new musical.
He announced that “The Once and Future Riot,” which considers sectarian violence in India, would be his last. But he’s compelled to return to Gaza.
With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start.
Mark Z. Danielewski has returned with “Tom’s Crossing,” a 1,200-page western that is both more accessible than his earlier work and “the book of my life.”
The author Wole Soyinka, a vocal critic of President Trump, told the Nigerian press he did not attend a visa renewal interview requested by the State Department.
The Biden White House press secretary seems to be everywhere promoting her memoir, including an “absolute train wreck’’ of an interview with The New Yorker.