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

Derek Shelton has started reaching out to his new Twins players to thus far positive results. Abbie Parr / Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Not only does Royce Lewis appreciate the “Dan Campbell vibes” he ...

Newly enacted California Assembly Bill 692 bans contracts that require employees to repay broadly defined “debts” upon leaving their employer, unless their agreements satisfy certain exceptions. The ...

A sleepy sloth couldn't stay awake long enough to finish its snack in a video that's melting hearts online. The adorable clip shows the animal slowly nodding off mid-bite, reminding viewers why sloths ...

For more than 20 years, comedians appearing in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which I co-produce — have been making jokes about American presidents. In ...