This is fiction that provokes in the very best way. Read Sam Sacks’s review By Sarah Scoles | Bold Type In a work of old-fashioned reporting, Sarah Scoles sheds light on the state of America’s nuclear-weapons program and the motivations of the men and women who maintain and develop it.

Where Rivers Part By Kao Kalia Yang The St. Paul writer had an astonishingly productive year, publishing four books aimed at various age groups. My favorite was her memoir of her mother, a companion to “The Song Poet” (about her father) that goes back to her mother’s youth to trace her astonishing story of survival — through multiple miscarriages,

And, as we do every December, we are ready to discuss the 10 best books of the year. In this week’s episode, The Book Review editor and host Gilbert Cruz gathers a group of editors to discuss the most exciting fiction and nonfiction of the year.

There was a magnificent bounty of new book releases in 2024, and we've selected the best of each genre to help you enjoy the crème de la crème.