Not so long ago, non-fiction was in such rude health that it could spawn popular stereotypes. In 2023, for example, we met ...

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So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

Not every post on social media is worth repeating. The platform is known as the place to air our dirty laundry and poke holes in established arguments. Yet, there’s a way to increase the intelligence ...

The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood, 85, has done it again. The prolific Canadian writer, poet, and essayist has won two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, the ...

The literary landscape of the 21st century seems more and more divided when it comes to one particular aspect: plot. Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical ...

Spielberg’s thriller “Jaws” came out in 1975. I couldn’t believe it when I read that in Adam Clark’s epic shark tale. Before moving to New Jersey, I lived near the beach in Southern California, where ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you the best historical fiction of 2025, great World War II novels, our latest reviews, books with “Hamnet” vibes, novels that transport you to the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Deep Blue Sea is a film whose primary goal is to entertain, and to that degree, it succeeds ...