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

Surprise attacks were their main concern, but they assumed that the existing warning systems and retaliatory capabilities ...

Unlike the other major cities that appear on lists of unsafe places, New Orleans has a striking competitive advantage.

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a nuclear attack survival guide, warning that 15 minutes is ...

There is no one, clear solution to New York City’s housing crisis. Instead, the right path forward will most likely involve ...

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...

The Steam charts are filled with all kinds of examples, including classic survival horror games and new hardcore survival sims. To help any bewildered adventurers, we’ve gathered together the ...

A little-known squad of New York’s medical examiner’s office uses dogs, DNA and any other available clue to identify bodies. By Corey Kilgannon Apollo Bagels in the West Village is drawing l ...

The Abortion Pill Sustainability Fund, a subsidiary of the nonprofit Healthcare Across Borders, offers a way to support ...

How a full floor of the Sherry-Netherland became an apartment that evokes both European grandeur and downtown lofts.

Here’s a twist on a survival game, became you might think it’s you against a vampire, but it’s not. In V Rising, you ARE the vampire who is trying to survive in this “new world” you wake ...

Fun times. Whether this is your first time playing the game or not, The Last of Us Part II Remastered will test your survival skills ... there will be something new and unexpected.