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The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look.

Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs discuss highlights from their year in books.

Here are the novels our columnist loved most.

One of the most successful writers in the Chinese-speaking world, she filled her plots with twists and turns, but love always transcended all.

The Nobel-winning author’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?

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

Lucy Foley, the author of “The Guest List,” recommends books about the most intimate of dramas, including twisty mysteries and all-time favorites like “Rebecca” and “Gone Girl.”

A Don DeLillo novel; a Joy Williams short story.

Fabienne Josaphat’s novel “Kingdom of No Tomorrow” sets a love triangle amid late-1960s Oakland and Chicago.

We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.