In “The Miraculous From the Material,” the best-selling author Alan Lightman examines the science behind the wonder.

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her ...

This very short story hides the titles of 13 popular books published in the first decade of the 21st century. Dive in and see ...

In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Small Things Like These,” a meditative Christmastime novella ...

Pamuk, the Turkish writer whose novels include “My Name Is Red” (1998) and “Snow” (2004), began keeping illustrated notebooks ...

Attention book lovers and bookworms, the New York Times has released its annual list of the 100 most notable books of the ...

Henri Bergson enjoyed a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 20th century. A new biography explains what ...

The City and Its Uncertain Walls” features all the author’s signature elements — and his singular voice — in a story he has ...

In “The White Ladder,” the British writer Daniel Light explores the heroes, villains and dramas of early mountaineering.

In an eye-opening collection, Emily Mester considers why she, and we, seek satisfaction by obsessively choosing, buying and ...

For his latest book, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère sat in a Parisian courthouse, absorbing grueling testimony about the 2015 massacre at the concert hall and other venues in the city.