The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

The National Book Awards, established in 1950, celebrate the finest achievements in American literature. Managed by the ...

Naomi Wood, an English author not yet well known in the U.S., has written three historical novels, including the ...

Often, books that tell engaging and intriguing stories and present information in unique and impactful ways win literary ...