By Claire Luchette He wasn’t just prolific, publishing 32 books. His output also showed an unusual range that included memoirs and forays into historical fiction and even poetry. By Rick Rojas ...

By Leonard S. Marcus Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss The protagonists of “A Day With ...

Sport fans: we have your Christmas sorted. Roger Alton has picked out the best sport books of 2024 ranging from the scientific way to score a penalty to the heartfelt memoir of Sir Chris Hoy.

But, while she wanted her husband dead, it seems someone beat her to the job. The latest book in the epic fantasy series finds clashes erupting all over the world and the fate of the Cosmere in ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Spend more time enjoying and less time searching the best Books for Tweens. Our curated list features top-rated Books, whether fun and entertaining or educational and learning-focused. Don't miss out ...

Below, PEOPLE's Senior Books Editor picks the 10 best books of the year. In 1961 Bear Van Laar, 8, disappeared without a trace. Now, 14 years later, Bear’s teen sister has gone missing too.

New editions of books by John Dickson Carr, Tom Mead and Edna Sherry remind me why I loved them the first time. The first two books of “On the Calculation of Volume,” by Solvej Balle ...

A thorough research survey presented as a tautly argued tract, Jonathan Haidt’s book draws a line between two trends—greater levels of adolescent anxiety and the use of smartphones at ...

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.

The year’s outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction, selected by the Books editorial staff.

Taken together, these books offer a reminder: even outsiders are never truly alone. Here, the best fiction books of 2024. In The Coin, a stylish Palestinian schoolteacher navigates a cramped New ...