January is packed with romance, thrills, and action, with some brilliant books to kick off 2026. Here are our favorites.

“This is a gorgeous and original meditation on Blackness through the lens of another color: blue. The National Book Award-winning author Imani Perry’s Black in Blues is a slim but profound volume of ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and ...

Finding a book like Lord of the Rings is a hard task. JRR Tolkien's legendary fantasy novels have been enchanting readers for over a century, and has inspired numerous films, TV shows, and video games ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...