In a hard year—and when, recently, have we had one we’d consider easy?—books can be a lifeline and a balm, a place to retreat and regain our grounding. Among the many entertaining, delightful, ...

The Q&A has ended. Click here to read the answers to your questions. The Globe’s annual list of the most notable books of the year is here, and avid readers across the country can finally explore the ...

The Globe’s annual list of the most notable books of the year is here, and avid readers across the country can now explore the best and most interesting tomes 2025 has to offer. This year’s edition ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...