Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

It’s holiday season, but that doesn’t have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game ...

When you want to break out your magnifying glass and become a detective but don’t want to deal with gory horror, consider ...

This interview with Bob Book, the owner of Book Ends (a 164-foot long superyacht built by Heesen), is on a whole other level.

“A Little Queer Natural History” is a smart book, perfect for quick reads at random at this busy time of year. If that’s what ...

Cher talks to Vogue about her complicated journey to writing her first memoir—and why she still loves getting dressed up for ...

Rush icon planned to buy 12 instruments for his own enjoyment – but when his collection reached 250 he decided to justify the ...

Jayson Tatum spent nearly three months in the NBA “bubble” in 2020 and, like many, was forced to change his daily routine ...

An authoritative artist has many rules for his still life painting. Too bad! Because the mouse, the dragon, the knight, and ...

One was an octogenarian, the other a mere septuagenarian but from the stories that unfolded in the book, I knew they wouldn ... parks bursting with wild life. There were a few hairy moments ...

This was news to me. I had no idea I had written a book about a woman who would be considered halfway to the grave ...

In “Toto” by A.J. Hackwith, Dorothy’s beloved terrier shares his own profane opinions about life in Oz.