The Best Poetry of 2021
The Book Review’s poetry columnist, Elisa Gabbert, picks her seven favorite collections of the year.
Emily Dickinson, British Abolitionism and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
'The Veiled Throne' keeps the flame of the Dandelion Dynasty burning on every page
A thousand pages is a lot. But there's Ken Liu's voice to hold onto in this third installment of his epic — beautifully deployed and fully in command of the language of his imaginary universe.
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The Pillars of African American History: Ibi Zoboi’s Kwanzaa Picture Book
“The People Remember” connects Black resilience in the face of generational trauma to the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
A visual feast: 5 favorite art books of 2021
Most readers spend a lot of time happily immersed in words. But for a change of pace, these gorgeous art books to provide hours of blissful visual diversion.
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The Best Historical Fiction of 2021
The year’s most transporting novels have taken us to the past and around the globe.
What Was on the Best-Seller List 50 Years Ago?
Arthur Hailey and Joseph Last were in the top slots. Their subjects: cars and the Roosevelts.
Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Poet Who Dreams of Writing Novels
“Novel writing was my original love, and I still hope to do it. I just typically can finish writing a single poem faster than I can an entire narrative book!”
To Understand Our Future on Earth, Look to the Laws That Govern Nature
In “A Natural History of the Future,” Rob Dunn turns to ecology as a way of figuring out just how the planet will be altered by climate change.
Does It Make Sense to Categorize People by Generation?
In “The Generation Myth,” Bobby Duffy deconstructs the stereotypes that have built up around millennials, boomers and other cohorts.
From Venus to Medusa, How Art Codifies the Objectification of Women
In “Women in the Picture,” the art historian Catherine McCormack traces classical female figures and their effects on Western culture.
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2021
From epic voyages to haunting folk tales, here are the highlights of an otherworldly year.
Newly Published, From Roman Art to the Sri Lankan Civil War
A selection of books published this week.
Books We Love: Ailsa Chang picks 'Empire Of Pain' by Patrick Radden Keefe
NPR is celebrating Books We Love from 2021. Ailsa Chang shares one of her favorite reads from the year: Patrick Radden Keefe's deep dive into the Sackler dynasty, Empire of Pain.
A Family Shatters Along With Yugoslavia
“Where You Come From,” by Sasa Stanisic, is an autobiographical novel about a life uprooted by war.
3 YA graphic novels that highlight the timelessness of teenage themes this autumn
Among the flood of titles aimed at the high-school set this fall, a few stand apart for their unorthodox stories, deft artwork and potent themes.
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The Best Mystery Novels of 2021
Our crime fiction columnist picks the books that wowed her this year.
A Novel Asks: How Should a Man Write About Women?
“The Women I Love,” by Francesco Pacifico, finds a writer of bawdy satires in a more contemplative mood.
You Know About King Lear. A New Novel Tells His Banished Queen’s Tale.
In “Learwife,” J.R. Thorp explores the untold story of Lear’s queen, a tale rife with cruelty, betrayal and passion.
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