Books

Maureen Corrigan's picks for the best books of the year range from alternative history to suspense and satire to some of the most extraordinary letters ever written.

Niall Williams' popular novel, "Four Letters Of Love," is being made into a movie starring Pierce Brosnan and Helena Bonham Carter. His new novel is called "Time Of The Child," and our book critic Maureen Corrigan has this review.

Maureen Corrigan reviewed "Blood Test" by Charles Baxter.

Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zeran's 2015 debut novel, "The Remainder," was a finalist for the International Booker Prize. Her nonfiction book, "When Women Kill," was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critic Circle Award in Criticism. Her latest novel is called "Clean." Our book critic Maureen Corrigan says the world it depicts is anything but.

John Powers reviewed "Death At The Sign Of The Rook" by Kate Atkinson.

Maureen Corrigan reviews the Rachel Kushner's book Creation Lake

Writer Ian Frazier started walking around the Bronx about 15 years ago. Those walks spurred Frazier's fascination with the borough's rough and resilient history, captured in his new book, "Paradise Bronx." Our book critic, Maureen Corrigan, has this review.

Our book critic Maureen Corrigan says that summer is a great time to lose yourself in a big biography, and she thinks she's found a wonderful one. Here's Maureen's review of "A Wilder Shore" by Camille Peri.

Dinaw Mengestu was born in Ethiopia, and his novels - all of them chosen as New York Times Notable Books - deal with issues of immigration, race and displacement. Our book critic Maureen Corrigan says Mengestu's latest novel, called "Someone Like Us," is another standout. Here's her review.

Our book critic Maureen Corrigan is back with more summer reading recommendations - this time, mystery and suspense, crime and spy stories.