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What Walter Mosley’s Fictional Hero Teaches Us About Race and Real Estate

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 5:00am

Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.

The Best Horror Books of 2024

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 5:00am

We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.

The Best Horror Books of 2024

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 5:00am

We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.

Shuntaro Tanikawa, Poet and Translator of ‘Peanuts,’ Dies at 92

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 6:44pm

A perennial front-runner for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he was a revered figure in Japan, not just in literary circles but also among casual readers.

Falling in Love With Nora Ephron

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 2:14pm

Ilana Kaplan’s new coffee table book pays tribute to the godmother of the modern rom-com.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:02am

The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:02am

The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series.

The Best Children’s Books of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:01am

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

The Best Children’s Books of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:01am

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

The Best Graphic Novels of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:00am

A sketchbook collection, a Joycean comedy and a brutal self-examination gave us a lot to look at.

The Best Graphic Novels of 2024

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:00am

A sketchbook collection, a Joycean comedy and a brutal self-examination gave us a lot to look at.

Book Review: ‘The Cure for Women,’ by Lydia Reeder

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:00am

Lydia Reeder’s “The Cure for Women” tells the story of the remarkable Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi.

South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 2:38am

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

6 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 1:42pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

The Best Audiobooks of 2024

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 12:45pm

Voices, cadence, pacing: These 8 sublime audiobooks do everything right.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour Book’ Sold 814,000 Copies in One Week

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:30am

The first week print sales nearly matched Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land,” and put her well ahead of Prince Harry’s “Spare.” And she did it while selling only at Target, avoiding Amazon and bookstores.