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The print sales over the Thanksgiving weekend nearly matched the first week of Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land.” And she did it while selling only at Target, avoiding Amazon and bookstores.

An esteemed journalist and author, he was born to a French count but later shed his aristocratic roots (and name) to became a U.S. citizen.

“Tremor,” his first novel in over a decade, is set in Massachusetts and Lagos, and came from a desire to capture the last moments of a pre-Covid world.

Heated debate over the conflict overshadowed the 75th gathering of one of the world’s largest literary events.

The prolific fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series, infused his writing with empathy and humor. Here’s where to start.

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s standout fiction and nonfiction.

Take a peek at this year’s winners.

Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat.

For my family, reading Scarry together was itself like a car trip — the rare sort where no one gets cranky and the world, as seen from the back seat, is fresh and startling.

In his biography of a city bureaucrat, Robert Caro created a lasting portrait of American corruption by turning the craft of journalism into a pursuit of high art.