In January, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Xenobe Purvis’s debut novel, about a small English village ...

I first read one of Joan Livingston’s detective novels after having finished a couple of Agatha Christie’s books. My head was still filled with images of an erudite Belgian detective poking about in ...

In 1934, Violet Ellis is tired of living in Cornwall, England, and the fallout of her father’s ruined reputation. When wealthy widower James Atherton reaches out with an employment offer, nothing will ...

Among today's steady stream of new books on Buddhist meditation, most areeasy to ignore. This one isn't. It is not so self-consciously unctuous as the others. It offers simple, concrete instructions ...

As seen through the gimlet eye of the New York Times cultural critic Amanda Hess, millennial parenting is anything but natural. By Sandra Tsing Loh Sandra Tsing Loh’s most recent book is “The Madwoman ...

Pearl turns a delightfully poisoned pen toward writers and the writing life — subjects he knows quite well — for a story that seems a bit over the top but, at the same time, realistic. “The Award” has ...

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Emily Henry’s latest novel, Great Big Beautiful Life, marks a distinct shift from her trademark rom-com formula. This time, she opts for a dual narrative structure that weaves together mystery, legacy ...