100 Notable Books of 2016
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
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The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
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.
By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
David France’s remarkable “How to Survive a Plague” is the prose version of France’s Oscar-nominated documentary of the same name.
By ANDREW SULLIVAN
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.
Suggestions for fiction and nonfiction books released this year.
By DWIGHT GARNER, JENNIFER SENIOR, DANA JENNINGS and GEORGE GENE GUSTINES
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.
By ROBERTA SMITH, RANDY KENNEDY, DWIGHT GARNER, JENNIFER SENIOR, DANA JENNINGS and GEORGE GENE GUSTINES
Mr. Trevor, who died at 88 at Sunday, fondly depicted lonely Irish and English characters in a polished yet unassuming style.
By CHARLES McGRATH
Thomas Friedman’s new book, “Thank You for Being Late,” gives you a much better idea of the forces that are upending your world.
By JOHN MICKLETHWAIT
All the lists: print, e-books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and more.
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.
By JENNIFER SENIOR
This book of selected poems from 1968 to 2014, which takes traditional verse forms and retools them, is powerful and filled with catharses.
By DWIGHT GARNER
The conductor Seiji Ozawa and Haruki Murakami had conversations between November 2010 and July 2011, generally while listening to recordings.
By JAMES R. OESTREICH
This “oral history” seeks a serious understanding of everything about Mr. Stewart, especially the thinking that made the show what it was.
By JANET MASLIN
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.
By JENNIFER SENIOR