Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “The Woman Who Knew Everyone,” Meryl Gordon offers a thorough biography ...

The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...

How all of this came to be is the topic of Brown’s deeply moving book, which, a bit like Sherman herself, freely wanders back and forth, tracing the bag lady’s calamitous childhood ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

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Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.

Now paralysed from the neck down he is finally telling his side of the story. The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were ...

The story of the 'star-crossed lovers' is told by the character Rosaline, Romeo's unrequited love, in this adaptation of nine short videos, ideal for classroom activities. The Tempest told in 8 ...

Online audio stories for children: for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 primary school pupils, aged 4 - 11. Stories cover a broad range of primary topics. Stories are grouped by theme and Key Stage and ...

you shouldn’t need a bag with a capacity of much more than 15 litres, possibly less. That should fit a book to read on the train, a lunchbox and your wallet. If, on the other hand, you’re ...

Many people become confused over the definitions of a primary vs secondary or second cancer. Primary cancer is defined as the original site (organ or tissue) where cancer began. In contrast, a second ...

“I’ve never had anything hold up like this. Ever!" shares associate books editor Charley Burlock. "I’ve had this bag for over a decade and it has always been my go-to carry-on bag. It’s gotten so much ...