Starting 2026 off with dragons, magic, time travel, betrayal, and a giant Pacific octopus... View Entire Post › ...

This month, pile your nightstand with Mario Vargas Llosa’s swan song, biographies on Chuck Feeney and the Murdochs, and a new short story collection from Lauren Groff. Here, T&C’ s picks for the best ...

Looking for your next great read? We asked critics, authors and literary folks about town to share books they're most excited for in 2026, featuring 20 new works by Tayari Jones, Claudia Rankine, ...

There’s something for everyone with this first batch of must-read fiction for early 2026, including the return of George Saunders. We’re talking crypto, gangs, horror flatshares, life, death and ...

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Here are 7 powerful works of fiction that reflect the fragile evolution of friendship over time. From intense childhood bonds to complicated adult rivalries, each story explores what happens when ...

If you've already read Langston Hughes, W.E.B. DuBois and Zora Neale Hurston, here are 10 nonfiction books not to miss this ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

“The 1619 Project” is a frequent target of book bans and challenges around the country. But Nikole Hannah-Jones’ bestselling ...

The staff at The Washington Post asked readers local to Washington, D.C., about their selections for printed books, what they thought of them and why they liked them. Here are a few of the responses, ...

The Milan-Cortina Olympics begin this week, and it's shaping up to be a very exciting two weeks of sports. If you're curious ...

The options for entertainment have exploded in volume, with new (in relative terms) options like film, television, podcasts ...