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What to Do This Weekend
It’s best-of season.
‘You Are Here’: Mapping Climate Change, Make Believe and Murder
New coffee table books offer an array of cartographical research for the most visual of learners.
New & Noteworthy, From Christmas Stories to a Photographer Nanny
A selection of books published this week.
Almudena Grandes, Novelist of Spain’s Marginalized, Dies at 61
Beginning with an acclaimed erotic novel, she became what the prime minister called “one of the most important writers of our time.”
Talking About the Best Books of 2021
On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction.
New Books About Sports
The season’s latest releases take up the New England Patriots, the origin story of Giannis Antetokounmpo — and the role of discrimination, protests and money in the world of athletics.
Shifting Styles and Blue Moods in the Pages of a Graphic Novel
Ed Park’s latest Graphic Content column looks at new work from Matt Madden and R. Kikuo Johnson.
Mel Brooks Keeps It Very Light in ‘All About Me!’
The comedy legend responsible for “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein” has written a memoir with the cheer and zip of a one-liner.
The Best Books of 2021
Editors at The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.