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First Novels and Last Novels, and Those in Between

Some of the finest books of the season are just coming out now. They can provide a welcome alternative to the daily news cycle and just might...

Haunting, scary, spooky, creepy, frightening, gothic, and ghostly—how many ways can we describe the novels that make us shiver, and the stories...

This week we focus on the great variety of voices in America in its many forms: fiction, fantastic and speculative; biography; poetry; and essay

This week I wanted to call out four new books in the crime genre that are particularly good—followed by a new mouthwatering cookbook and two...

This week’s collection underscores how a variety of storytelling styles can entertain, emotionally satisfy, and surprise

This week we celebrate works in translation with recent novels and nonfiction that show a wonderful diversity of voices coming from afar— Poland...

A fantastical world, families navigating the death of a loved one, a plea for respect to all American citizens and young adult fiction that can...

This week offers an array of tantalizing Fall arrivals with characters from a variety of backgrounds and, we hope, for every literary taste—a...

As usual September is beginning with an abundance of tasty, irresistible books to read. Despite the absence of all the usual in-person events...

This week marks the publication of the hotly anticipated new novel from Elena Ferrante, which we have the pleasure of launching Tuesday, September...