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

Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and ...

In Julie Flett’s “Let’s Go! haw êkwa!” and Kirsten Cappy and Yaya Gentille’s “Kende! Kende! Kende!” going is just the ...

Children’s book publishers were invited to submit up to 10 picture books published this year in the United States. The judges ...

Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a rare 1966 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” are melancholy, complex and occasionally scary.

By Dave Kim In a new biography, Peter Ames Carlin chronicles ... from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test your knowledge of them with this short ...

It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She ...

Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller ... In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture ...

Time is precious and there’s a lot of great reads out there. Every year, hundreds of books are published that revolve around ...

Bookstores say customers love “Blind Date With a Book,” which masks a book’s real cover and lets readers discover what’s ...