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The Book Review’s art director on the edgiest, catchiest, most creative book jackets of the year.

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression.

Journalists and scholars explore the issue at every level, from the legacy of Cold War coups to the vulnerable lives caught up in a tangled system.

Memoirists and scholars explore the issue at every level, from the origins of the war on crime to what comes after “broken windows.”

The brightest minds explore the issue at every level, from the levers that control inflation to the best way to achieve work-life balance.

The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.

The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.

2025 is more than halfway gone. On this week’s podcast, Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib discuss some of the books that have stayed with them most this year.

Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.