The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

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

Attention book lovers and bookworms, the New York Times has released its annual list of the 100 most notable books of the year. The list includes the book genre, book title, and author as well as book synopsis,

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