In a hard year—and when, recently, have we had one we’d consider easy?—books can be a lifeline and a balm, a place to retreat and regain our grounding. Among the many entertaining, delightful, ...

2025 saw the release of so many incredible books, and I’ve already shared my roundup of the best books of 2025 so far, which included the likes of The Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise On The Reaping, ...

Find all of our "Best of 2025" lists here. Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour's Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and author ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Credit...By Sebastian Mast Supported by The envelope, please: After a full year spent reading hundreds of ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...