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

Ellie Pavlick, director of a new institute dedicated to exploring AI and mental health, and Soraya Darabi of VC firm TMV, an ...

A little-noticed provision in the sweeping "One Big Beautiful" legislation enacted by the GOP over the summer sharply limits ...

Your toddler’s “I do it” phase builds independence, motor skills, and resilience. Plan your safety guardrails, simple scripts ...

A little-noticed provision in the sweeping "One Big Beautiful" legislation enacted by the GOP over the summer sharply limits ...

A dad asked his teenage son for one last “uppy,” and the emotional moment went viral—touching parents everywhere and reminding us how quickly childhood changes.

A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. somehow knew, even as a little boy, that fate can lead a person to terrible places. “I always had the ...

You are on their mind all the time. They can’t help but wonder where you are or what you are doing. They want to make sure ...

But he was very clear: this isn’t about artificial intelligence — it’s about augmented intelligence. AI is a power tool, not ...

Here’s what writer-director Rian Johnson and Benoit Blanc star Daniel Craig recently told IGN about making Wake Up Dead Man: ...