Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Saguaro Park in southeastern Arizona, near Tucson, offers a landscape unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere. The park hosts ...

Families, particularly British families, love this tiny ski resort in the Tarentaise valley – and with good reason. It’s ...

There’s something magical about baby animals that instantly melts even the coldest hearts. Their oversized eyes, clumsy ...

This offering from Walt Disney Animation Studios, while colorful, clever and boasting appealing characters, is far too slow ...

Four new books offer readers a rich volume of cartoons with “Far Side”-level wit, but also go deep on a diverse array of real ...

Every job is its own weird little universe, with its own set of unbreakable rules and unspoken truths. It's the "common ...

Marvel and DC’s latest crossover, Batman/Deadpool, has introduced what could be considered the most unexpected DC/Marvel ...

From Washington to Hollywood, American culture is now defined by score settling. But what do centuries of feuding have to ...

Not everyone is a fan of fantasy, but movies like Stardust and Shrek are triumphs of the genre that can convert even the ...

These ultra-wide optics are so-called because they replicate the ultra-wide vision possessed by fish. They’re often used to ...

We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the ...