1. The Bible: The Foundation of Western Literary Consciousness 1. The Bible: The Foundation of Western Literary Consciousness ...

In a hard year—and when, recently, have we had one we’d consider easy?—books can be a lifeline and a balm, a place to retreat and regain our grounding. Among the many entertaining, delightful, ...

Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.