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Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.

The guidebook writer and television personality reflects on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel.

Our columnist on new thrillers by Christopher Bollen, M.W. Craven and Marie Tierney.

Stories of giving and of appreciating everyday wonders will warm hearts and teach valuable lessons this holiday season.

Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher, and more.

In Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel, “The Safekeep,” the writer spins an erotic thriller out of the Netherlands’ failure to face up to the horrors of the Holocaust.

Our columnist on three terrific new books.

The gritty, bloody and relentlessly youthful musical features some of the most effectively vivid violence seen on a Broadway stage.

Memoirs from Anthony Fauci and Anna Marie Tendler, a reappraisal of Harriet Tubman, a history of reality TV from Emily Nussbaum — and plenty more.

Our columnist on three twisty new tales of murder.