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From new novels, nonfiction books and celeb memoirs, find your next fall read here Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.

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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.

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. As you browse, you can keep track of how many you’ve read or want to read.