As the war between the US, Israel and Iran intensifies, a viral theory has claimed the conflict may echo a chilling prophecy in the Bible's Book of Revelation. Some users argued that the colors of ...

Books rise to the level of enduring art, I believe, when their writers take something ordinary and reintroduce it in a way that radically transforms it. The right work can make a subject that’s never ...

That the prophecy of Daniel in many respects is difficult to understand goes without saying. For this reason many preachers do not often use the book in their preaching, and the ordinary Bible reader ...

"The Women of Wild Hill" by Kirsten Miller is an epic modern-day tale of matrilineal witches who take on the patriarchy and fulfill an ancient prophecy. The novel approaches themes of sisterhood, ...

The staff of the Book Review recommends unforgettable books that made our personal best-of-the-year lists. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff ...

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Science From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...

With the 2025 holiday season upon us, it's time to start gift-giving. And if anyone on your shopping list enjoys a good book about music, you're in luck. In the past calendar year, a slew of ...

Ruth, the impish narrator of Kate Riley’s debut novel, is born into a little and little-known Anabaptist sect in Michigan. Riley, drawing on her own experience, feels no rush to lay out the group’s ...