Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. By The New York Times Books Staff “The New India,” by Rahul Bhatia ...

Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his ...

"Wicked" is a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz," but the story starts halfway through the original 1939 movie. This may confuse some fans who tune into the new prequel, which premieres this week on ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads ...

A level-two abjuration spell that costs a bonus action to cast, plus verbal and somatic components. You roll one or two of your unused Hit Dice and regain HP equal to the roll’s total, plus your ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Wizards in Baldur's Gate 3 count themselves among the strongest damage-dealing classes at long range, with access to a huge spell list ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

A pointed black hat resting on a pool of water. A broken window. A yellow brick road being traveled by a girl in a gingham dress surrounded by a lion, a tin man and a scarecrow. Oh, and her little ...

Simon Critchley’s new book approaches its subject from many angles, traveling from the Middle Ages to punk rock.

What will you see in "Wicked: Part One" that you might remember from the 1939 classic? More than you'd think. A pointed black hat resting on a pool of water. A broken window. A yellow brick road ...