Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. By The New York Times Books Staff “The New India,” by Rahul Bhatia ...

For his latest book, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère sat in a Parisian courthouse, absorbing grueling testimony about the 2015 massacre at the concert hall and other venues in the city.

The pages were thick and rough to the touch. He could tell that the books were old — very old. “I look around, there’s nobody there and they are just lying on the ground,” Miller ...

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A 7-year-old boy drowned after he was swept away by a river in Nakashibetsu town, Hokkaido, on Saturday afternoon. According to police, a man called 119 at around 4 p.m. and said a boy had been swept ...

But for those eager to experiment and improvise, there are several new cocktail books out. “Liqueur” by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson is a refreshingly straightforward history of those sometimes ...

Though, it’s certainly not recommended to give them a taste… “Well, you’ve got to love a time capsule,” Jane writes in her post, “but I certainly wouldn’t have expected it to be in the form of a 120 ...

Slovakian students in particular said they enjoy the smell of books. Indeed, scientists who have analyzed the chemical composition of old books found that the pages contain hints of vanilla (from ...

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.

These are the books your favorite authors are most excited ... This lusty, queer romance features Avery, an uptight almost-30-year-old with scant dating experience who gets “flirting lessons ...