Catherine Newman's novel Sandwich centers on a woman vacationing with her young adult children and her elderly parents. Julie ...

By Kate Tuttle In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller about wealth, status, obsession and murder.

More specifically, Musina said that the book is a children's book for adults, and an adult book for children. The book is inspired by a combination of his two vocations as an illustrator and as a ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. This week we take our cue from the title of Stephen King’s new story collection, “You Like It Darker,” with books about a ...

1. No one writing in English has ever blasted wind, waves and salt-spray suspense like Joseph Conrad does in his novella “Typhoon.” Despite ominous swells, mustard-black clouds and a ...

J.K. Rowling's bestselling "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is one of the best books for ... [+] teens. This list of teen book rankings is based on honors the books have received ...

When it comes to reading taste, sometimes we have to agree to disagree. Your favorite book may be a measly one-star review to someone else. But now and then, a story becomes so universally beloved ...

3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her life in this irreverent and tender novel. 5. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the ...

5. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel. 6. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining ...

and yet for many of us a reappraisal makes us long for what we have left behind. We have to wonder: what is the point of this nostalgia and why does it have such a hold on us?