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

A rigorously researched guide on Chinese cooking, a choose-your-own adventure for pasta lovers and more, as tested by New York Times Cooking and the Food desk.

Looking for some fictional murder and mayhem? Our columnist is keeping track of the best crime novels of 2025.

Our columnist on the year’s most outstanding crime novels.

Looking for some murder and mayhem (fictional, of course)? Here are the best crime novels of 2024 so far.

Time to add a little spice to your life.

A sketchbook collection, a Joycean comedy and a brutal self-examination gave us a lot to look at.

Our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books.

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

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