Along with the equally unforeseen labor shortage, the public’s increased interest in reading books seems a manifestation ... and politics, the best book yet about the mess that was 2020.

Here, the best books of 2021 so far. The most original and engaging thriller of the year so far takes place in an industry better known for selling mysteries than for being home to them ...

By Matt Dorfman I spent more time browsing in actual bookstores in 2021 than ... it’s easy for books to look like dressed-up bricks. Online, it’s easier still for a great book cover to vanish ...

To help readers navigate the inexhaustible list of books published ... “The book I have been spending the most time with is a small art book from 2021,” Tunick, who is best known for his ...

They've little in common, except they're all subjects of some of this year's best books. While we've got plenty of gripes with 2021 ... I tore through the book in less than 24 hours, forcing ...

Flatiron Books ... best aspects of Agatha Christie and Aurora Teagarden for a mystery that is a perfect recipe of cozy, sassy and oh so tricky. Manansala’s book is one of my favorites of 2021.” ...

Editors at The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles ... in the effect it has on others. Riverhead Books. $26. | Read our review | Read our profile of Kitamura “The ...

The Resilient Society by Markus K Brunnermeier, Endeavor $24 In this important book, Princeton’s Brunnermeier ... has built upon the best explanation I know of how orthodox economists think ...

Franzen’s latest novel has divided opinion, but in my mind it’s his best book yet. Harsh Times by Mario Vargas Llosa, Faber £20/Farrar, Straus and Giroux $28 For his 20th work of fiction ...