Jordan Stump

On January 25, the National Book Critics Circle announced that nine Penguin Random House titles were finalists for its 2023 awards. Additionally, Penguin Random House author Judy Blume has received the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. “Blume… has inspired generations of young readers by tackling the emotional turbulence of girlhood and adolescence with authenticity, candor

Throughout the year, editors and staffers of the famed American magazine The New Yorker discuss the best books published weekly. Now that the end of the year is wrapping up, the staff has compiled their list of best books from the year into a dozen essentials across fiction and nonfiction. See below for that list!