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Our romance columnist says, “With romcoms, you need to go big or go home.” These novels do just that.

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide.

Julie Fogliano and Marla Frazee’s “Because of a Shoe” and Beatrice Alemagna’s “Her Muddy Majesty of Muck” address children’s anger with compassion.

The milestones of an undergrad friend group give shape and color to Grant Ginder’s latest novel, “So Old, So Young.”

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

James Salter’s “Light Years” had a big influence on “So Old, So Young,” his new book about college friends drifting in and out of one another’s lives.

The best-selling author Marie Lu recommends thrilling reads that ground enchanting adventures in recognizable settings.

She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.

In “Playing for Time,” she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.

Three new books apply an economist’s lens — and language — to some of our most unruly phenomena, including war and nature itself.