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By Daisy Fried The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost ...

By A.O. Scott A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost” traces the 17th-century epic’s influence and relevance through the ages. By Ed Simon Try this short quiz to see how many ...

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.

Seven magical stories, one epic adventure. Read on to discover how the timeless Harry Potter series starts and in what order the books should be read. J.K. Rowling’s first novel, Harry Potter and the ...

Augustine, he even lists the canon of the Old Testament and it includes the books that are considered apocryphal by Protestantism ... of a different order . . . such as Job and Tobit and Esther ...

A new study charts John Milton’s influence on revolutionary thinkers but misses the sheer seductiveness of his masterwork.

Fate/Apocrypha is unique because it pits two warring mage factions against each other ... The story focuses on Tanjiro Kamado ...

Maya and Natasha sat in the back of a cramped red trolleybus, trying not to look at their watches. They were seventeen years ...

Alan Hollinghurst’s writing style is both stripped back and poetic, and its sensitivity makes this book a true standout. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love. But when they both depart ...

Verbal intelligence predicts civic engagement and liberal political attitudes twice as strongly as non-verbal intelligence, ...