Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

John Tinniswood became the world’s oldest living man in April 2024 at age 111, after 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez from ...

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Maylis de Kerangal's new story collection, "Canoes," is a moving, surprising exploration of grief and friendship across seven short stories and one novella, set in France, Canada and the United States ...

Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, best known for her debut novel "A Woman of Substance," has died at age 91. Her books often ...

“Things change, Jo,” she’s repeatedly told, even though she resists embracing it until the opera’s end. Sister Meg marries ...

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

Writing professionally in two languages, Spanish and English in my case, poses stimulating challenges. After more than fifty ...

They demanded nothing and remained steadfast by my side." You must have heard the story of your birth a thousand times by now, sweetheart. Your mother and I—home alone. Again, I wasn’t a poet ...

The Game Awards listed its nominees earlier this week. Many of the top games of 2024 are set to receive special honors, but ...

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