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2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’

Date
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 1:17 AM
Description
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”

2025 National Book Award Finalists Are Announced

Date
Tuesday, October 07, 2025 - 11:20 AM
Description
Novels by Karen Russell and Bryan Washington are among those vying for the award in fiction, while books about Gaza, foster care and women in Russia are up for the nonfiction prize.

21 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall

Date
Thursday, September 04, 2025 - 10:13 AM
Description
Memoirs by Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Gilbert and Lionel Richie; history from Jill Lepore and David Nasaw; and plenty more.

21 Nonfiction Books Coming This Summer

Date
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 10:16 PM
Description
How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these questions, while memoirists consider celibacy, spycraft and Erica Jong.