100 Notable Books of 2016
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
Highlights
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Review: ‘By Women Possessed,’ a Remix of a Flawed Eugene O’Neill
This book by Arthur and Barbara Gelb expresses a professional admiration for Mr. O’Neill but goes into great detail about the unflattering parts of his life.
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The AIDS Fight: Andrew Sullivan on a History of the Movement
David France’s remarkable “How to Survive a Plague” is the prose version of France’s Oscar-nominated documentary of the same name.
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Notable Children’s Books of 2016
The best in picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, selected by the children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review.
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Credit Book Gift Ideas: Who Needs Wrapping? They’re Already Covered
Suggestions for fiction and nonfiction books released this year.
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Credit 2016 Holiday Gift Guide - Books
Books can transport us to exotic lands or ground us in sobering truths. Here, we have art catalogs, nonfiction books and novels, one of which might just be the right fit for someone on your list.
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An Appraisal
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CreditMatthew Ford/Rex Features, via Associated Press William Trevor, Spare Chronicler of Diminished Lives
Mr. Trevor, who died at 88 at Sunday, fondly depicted lonely Irish and English characters in a polished yet unassuming style.
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CreditJosh Haner/The New York Times The Message of Thomas Friedman’s New Book: It’s Going to Be O.K.
Thomas Friedman’s new book, “Thank You for Being Late,” gives you a much better idea of the forces that are upending your world.
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Best Sellers
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All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.
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Creditvia New Vessel Press Review: ‘If Venice Dies’ Examines a City Sinking, and Not Only Into Water
A book by Salvatore Settis, an art historian and chairman of the Louvre Museum’s Scientific Council, sounds the alarm about Italy’s fabled metropolis.
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CreditAdrian Cook Paul Muldoon Collects His Poetic, Allusive, Satirical Thoughts
This book of selected poems from 1968 to 2014, which takes traditional verse forms and retools them, is powerful and filled with catharses.
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CreditNobuyoshi Araki Review: ‘Absolutely on Music’ Gives a Maestro a Stage for Ideas
The conductor Seiji Ozawa and Haruki Murakami had conversations between November 2010 and July 2011, generally while listening to recordings.
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CreditBrad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central Review: ‘The Daily Show (The Book)’ Reveals How Jon Stewart Made News
This “oral history” seeks a serious understanding of everything about Mr. Stewart, especially the thinking that made the show what it was.
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CreditPatricia Wall/The New York Times Review: ‘Bellevue’ Celebrates a Hospital Not Crazy, but Compassionate
This book by David Oshinsky, subtitled “Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital,” traces a New York institution’s resilience.
