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Crafting The New York Times Book Review’s annual list involves arguments, politicking and, every once in a while, a rare consensus.

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year.

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

Her books, many of which were best sellers, often described empty marriages, love affairs (with tasteful sex) and heroic clergymen.

It’s been a good one. Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai discuss the books that have stayed with them.

Matt Dinniman introduced his series about an alien reality TV show free on the web. But readers ate up the goofy humor, now to the tune of 6 million books sold.

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist.

A candy-colored story collection, sisters who lust after Hitler and harrowing reportage from a riot in India.

Alexandra Jacobs, Jennifer Szalai and Dwight Garner look back at the books that, as Jacobs writes, “bonked me on the head this year.”

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.