Dear readers, In case you missed it, we’ve updated our list of the best books of the year so far and added a whole bunch. Now would be an ideal moment to revisit everything you’ve been meaning to read and, for the horse race-minded among you, start thinking about the books that you loved most in 2026. Literary award season is coming up, and of course the Book Review will announce our lists of 100 Notable Books and the 10 Best Books of the year later this fall. The poet Anne Carson, a perennial favorite among oddsmakers to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, finally received her laurels this week; if you’ve never read her work, here is our columnist’s appraisal and a terrific guide with ideas about where to start. I’ll close with some suggestions of recent books that struck my fancy. See you next time. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times. Friendly reminder: Check your local library for books! Many libraries allow you to reserve copies online. Like this email? Sign-up here or forward it to your friends. Have a suggestion or two on how we can improve it? Let us know at books@nytimes.com. Plunge further into books at The New York Times or our reading recommendations.
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