Every week, the critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, ...

How a cookbook helped Jewish immigrants adapt to middle-class American life while not losing their connection to their ...

The Anniversary,” a novel by the Italian novelist Andrea Bajani, examines a marriage ravaged by abuse and malice.

It’s the season for year-end recaps. Apple Music Replay debuted yesterday and Apple Books’ Year in Review is now available too, alongside Apple’s picks for best books of 2025. Apple Books now offers ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

“It is never a good idea to ignore the warning signs of reality.” So ends “A Good Virtue Gone Bad,” Chapter 1 of “Suicidal Empathy: Dying To Be Kind,” by Gad Saad, an evolutionary behavioral scientist ...

Laurie Hertzel remembers the old building on Portland Avenue in downtown Minneapolis and the space it had carved out just for books. At the time, she was the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s books editor, a ...