Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in December.

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow.

Sometimes you need an actual reference book—or a memoir, an essay collection, an oral history, or something written by an expert. These nerdy nonfiction books are perfect for brushing up on all ...

This book is dedicated to figuring out what she actually knew and was kept from knowing, and Kendall does so in plain (if occasionally awkward) prose that doesn’t shy away from her own blind spots.

That kind of creative freedom is also evident in nonfiction graphic novels we’re focusing on this week (and there’s one fiction book included, too, for those who like their stories made-up).

This week’s Bookshelf brings you four new nonfiction titles you might want ... to writing about marginalized voices. Her previous book, “Independence Lost,” takes a fresh look at the ...

One of those ways is reading books by Native and Indigenous authors that feature characters, storylines and experiences that reflect the incredible diversity of Indigenous communities. Below, we've ...