What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in ...

Here are T&C's picks for the best books of January 2024. Perle Mesta was one of the most famous socialites of midcentury America. She was close to three presidents—Harry Truman, Dwight ...

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. A Hamptons vacation and a prank gone wrong ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Perry won the National Book Award in 2022 for her nonfiction book “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” Her latest explores the connections ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new inspirational read to flip through to resurge your motivation or are ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...

A new year means new books to look forward to, and 2025 already promises a bounty — from the first volume of Bill Gates’s memoirs to a new novel by the reigning Nobel laureate, Han Kang ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week tilt heavily toward European culture and history, with a new history of the Vikings, a group ...