Once the holidays are over, you may look around you at a floor full of spent wrapping paper and sad ribbons and wonder, “What’s next?” A whole new year, that’s what, and a dozen great books worthy of ...

Dec. 26—Read any good books lately? That question will likely get some pretty interesting answers when asked of someone who reads — or writes — books for a living. So to compile a year-end best books ...

Best of 2024: The 1978 unsolved disappearance of the Yuba County Five. Plus, “The Hungry Season” details a Hmong rice farmer in the Central Valley. Finally, “Dancing the Afrofuture,” a memoir studying ...

Crime fiction has thrived in the past 25 years, gaining more readers, introducing new writers and producing works likely to become future classics. This list favors writers who have come to the fore ...