Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher ...

Cut to 2023, a decade after her first book, "Foreign," was published, Jha gave us "The Laughter." The novel follows a white male college professor who develops a dangerous obsession with his new ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...