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

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

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

John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of ...

In his novel “States of Emergency,” Chris Knapp doesn’t just tighten the distance between our inner lives and the world ...

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

She’s a writer to watch. 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics ...

Amal El-Mohtar is the Book Review’s science fiction and fantasy columnist. She is a Hugo Award-winning writer and the ...

Peter Brown’s obsession with the abandoned railway that became the High Line led to two best sellers — including “The Wild ...

100 Best Books of the 21st Century: As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Shanghai straddles the past and the future, a dizzying prism of many histories and cultures. The poet Sally Wen Mao shares ...