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Our columnist on the books that wowed her this year.

They include an espionage caper, the tale of a murderous librarian and a high-stakes adventure that takes place inside the various stomachs of a whale.

Our columnist on the twisty, suspense-laden books that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Almost 20 years after Franklin Leonard created the Black List, which has helped little-known screenwriters break into Hollywood, it is expanding into fiction.

The genre’s roots date back hundreds of years, to the prison cells and gallows of 17th-century London.

The movie, with its handful of Oscar nominations, has refocused attention on “Erasure,” a satire of the literary world and its racial biases.

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon type for a shock to the system. And thank (or blame) Ottessa Moshfegh for getting there early.

Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love?

What can a fifth-century text by St. Augustine tell us about the priorities of the two most powerful American Catholics?

An English translation of Ada Boni’s “The Talisman of Happiness,” an indispensable guide for Italian home cooks since the 1920s, is finally on its way.