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Booker Prize 2026: Vote in Our Readers’ Poll

Marlon James’s “The Disappearers” is a bettors’ favorite, but a dystopian sci-fi book and a funny campus novel are among the five other titles that could win. Vote for your favorite here.

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Booker Prize 2026: Vote in Our Readers’ Poll

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Books Our Editors Love This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Books Our Editors Love This Week

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Moebius Helped Shape the Sci-Fi Worlds We Know Today

The work of the French artist Moebius made him a foundational influence on the fantasy worlds of the 20th century.

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Moebius Helped Shape the Sci-Fi Worlds We Know Today

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‘The Cat in the Hat’ Review: What Need Be Added to It That Is New?

The peppy animated version is filled with bold colors, half-decent jokes and a couple of catchy tunes.

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‘The Cat in the Hat’ Review: What Need Be Added to It That Is New?

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Book Review: ‘The King Under the Mountain,’ by D.J. Taylor

D.J. Taylor’s new book is part biography and part critical study of the writer behind “The Lord of the Rings.”

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Book Review: ‘The King Under the Mountain,’ by D.J. Taylor

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New Science Fiction and Fantasy

“The Subtle Art of Folding Space,” “Sublimation” and “Foundling Fathers” consider identity in worlds beyond our own.

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New Science Fiction and Fantasy