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The New York Times Book Review

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Weekly review of books byThe New York Times
Not to be confused withThe New York Review of Books.

The New York Times Book Review
The cover of the June 13, 2004New York Times Book Review
EditorGilbert Cruz[1]
FrequencyWeekly
First issueOctober 10, 1896 (1896-10-10)
CompanyThe New York Times Company
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City,New York, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Websitenytimes.com
ISSN0028-7806

The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazinesupplement to the Sunday edition ofThe New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely readbook review publications in the industry.[2] The magazine's offices are located nearTimes Square in New York City.

Overview

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TheNew York Times has published a book review section sinceSaturday, October 10, 1896, announcing: "We begin today the publication of a Supplement which contains reviews of new books ... and other interesting matter ... associated with news of the day."[3] In 1911, the review was moved to Sundays, on the theory that it would be more appreciatively received by readers with a bit of time on their hands.[4]

The target audience is an intelligent, general-interest adult reader.[2] TheTimes publishes two versions each week, one with a cover price sold via subscription, bookstores, and newsstands; the other with no cover price included as an insert in each Sunday edition of theTimes (the copies are otherwise identical).

Each week, theNYTBR receives 750 to 1000 books from authors and publishers in the mail, of which 20 to 30 are chosen for review.[2] Books are selected by the "preview editors" who read over 1,500 advance galleys a year.[5] The selection process is based on finding books that are important and notable, as well as discovering new authors whose books stand above the crowd.[2]Self-published books are generally not reviewed as a matter of policy.[2] Books not selected for review are stored in a "discard room" and then sold.[2] As of 2006[update],Barnes & Noble arrived about once a month to purchase the contents of the discard room, and the proceeds are then donated byNYTBR to charities.[2] Books that are actually reviewed are usually donated to the reviewer.[2]

As of 2015, all review critics are freelance; theNYTBR does not have staff critics.[6] In prior years, theNYTBR did have in-house critics, or a mix of in-house and freelance.[2] For freelance critics, they are assigned an in-house "preview editor" who works with them in creating the final review.[2] Freelance critics might be employees ofThe New York Times whose main duties are in other departments.[6] They also include professionalliterary critics, novelists, academics, and artists who write reviews for theNYTBR on a regular basis.[6]

Other duties on staff include a number of senior editors and a chief editor; a team of copy editors; a letter pages editor who reads letters to the editor; columnists who write weekly columns, such as the "Paperback Row" column; a production editor; a web and Internet publishing division; and other jobs.[2] In addition to the magazine there is an Internet site that offers additional content, including audio interviews with authors, called the "Book Review Podcast".[2]

The book review publishes each week the widely cited and influentialNew York Times Best Seller list, which is created by the editors of theTimes "News Surveys" department.[7]

In 2021, on the 125th anniversary of theBook Review,Parul Sehgal a staff critic and former editor at theBook Review, wrote a review of the NYTBR titled "Reviewing the Book Review".[8]

"Inside The New York Times Book Review" is the oldest and most popular podcast at The New York Times. The debut episode was released on April 30, 2006 and the show has been recorded weekly ever since.[9]

Editors

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1983Legion court case

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In 1983,William Peter Blatty sued theNew York Times Book Review for failing to include his 1983 novel,Legion, in its best-seller list.The New York Times had previously claimed that it based its "best-seller list" is based on computer-processed sales figures from 2,000 bookstores across the United States. Blatty contended thatLegion had sold enough copies to be included on the list. Lawyers forThe New York Times did not deny this, but stated that the content of its best-seller list is a subjectively editorial compilation. The court ruled in favor ofThe New York Times, relying on theFirst Amendment precedent ofMiami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (1974).[12][13]

Best Books of the Year and Notable Books

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Each year since 1968, around the beginning of December, a list of notable books and/or editor's choice ("Best Books") is announced. Beginning in 2004, it consists of a "100 Notable Books of the Year" list[14] which containsfiction andnon-fiction titles, 50 of each. From the list of 100, 10 books are awarded the "Best Books of the Year" title, five each of fiction and non-fiction. Other year-end lists include the Best Illustrated Children's Books, in which 10 books are chosen by a panel of judges.

1990s

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1998

The Notable Books were announced December 6, 1998.[15] The eleven Editor's Choice books were announced December 6, 1998.[16]

1999

The Notable Books were announced December 5, 1999.[17] The eleven Editor's Choice books were announced December 5, 1999.[18]

2000s

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2000

The Notable Books were announced December 3, 2000.[19] The 10 Editor's Choice books were announced December 3, 2000.[20]


2001

The Notable Books were announced December 2, 2001.[21] The 9 Editor's Choice books were announced December 2, 2001.[22]

2002

The Notable Books were announced December 8, 2002.[23] The 7 Editor's Choice books were announced December 8, 2002.[24]


2003

The Notable Books were announced December 7, 2003.[25] The 9 Editor's Choice books were announced December 7, 2003.[26]

2004

The 100 Notable Books were announced December 5, 2004.[27] The 10 Best Books were announced December 12, 2004.[28]


2005

The 100 Notable Books were announced December 4, 2005.[29] The 10 Best Books were announced December 11, 2005.[30]

2006

The 100 Notable Books were announced December 3, 2006.[31] The 10 Best Books were announced December 10, 2006.[32]


2007

The 100 Notable Books were announced December 2, 2007.[33] The 10 Best Books were announced December 9, 2007.[34]

2008

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 26, 2008.[35] The 10 Best Books were announced December 14, 2008.[36]


2009

The 100 Notable Books were announced December 6, 2009.[37] The 10 Best Books were announced December 13, 2009.[38]

2010s

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2010

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 24, 2010.[39] The 10 Best Books were announced December 1, 2010.[40]

2011

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 21, 2011.[41] The 10 Best Books were announced November 30, 2011.[42]

2012

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 27, 2012.[43] The 10 Best Books were announced November 30, 2012.[44]

2013

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 27, 2013.[45] The 10 Best Books were announced December 4, 2013.[46]

2014

The 100 Notable Books were announced.[47] The 10 Best Books were announced December 14, 2014.[48]

2015

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 27, 2015.[49] The 10 Best Books were announced December 3, 2015.[50]

2016

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 23, 2016.[51] The 10 Best Books were announced December 1, 2016.[52]

2017

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 22, 2017.[53] The 10 Best Books were announced November 30, 2017.[54]

2018

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 18, 2018.[55] The 10 Best Books were announced November 29, 2018.[56]

2019

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 25, 2019.[57] The 10 Best Books were announced November 22, 2019.[58] In 2019 for the first time, the 10 Best Books were announced prior to the 100 Notable Books.

2020s

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2020

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 20, 2020.[59] The 10 Best Books were announced November 23, 2020.[60]

Fiction

Nonfiction

2021

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 22, 2021.[61] The 10 Best Books were announced November 30, 2021.[62]

Fiction

Nonfiction

2022

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 22, 2022.[63] The 10 Best Books were announced November 29, 2022.[64]

Fiction

Nonfiction

2023

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 21, 2023.[65] The 10 Best Books were announced on November 28.[66]

Fiction

Nonfiction

2024

The 100 Notable Books were announced November 26, 2024.[67] The 10 Best Books were announced on December 3.[68]

Fiction

Nonfiction

Studies

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In 2010,Stanford professors Alan Sorenson andJonah Berger published a study examining the effect on book sales from positive or negative reviews in theNew York Times Book Review.[69][70] They found all books benefited from positive reviews, while only popular or well-known authors were negatively impacted by negative reviews.[69][70] Lesser-known authors benefited from negative reviews (i.e., bad publicity boosted book sales).[69][70]

A 2012 study by writerRoxane Gay found that 90% ofNew York Times book reviews published in 2011 were on books by white authors, whereas2010 United States census found that only 72% of the population was White, defined as includingHispanic and Latino Americans who identify as white.[71]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Gilbert Cruz Is Our Next Books Editor".The New York Times Company. July 28, 2022. RetrievedAugust 24, 2022.
  2. ^abcdefghijkl"InsideThe New York Times Book Review".C-SPAN. October 17, 2006. RetrievedApril 12, 2015.A behind-the-scenes tour of the offices of the New York Times Book Review showed how an issue is created. Editor Sam Tanenhaus guided the tour through the editorial and production process of review while staff members described their various responsibilities. Included were selecting and rejecting books; choosing reviewers for books; fact checking and editing the review; composing the layout design; creating headlines, blurbs, and artwork; and selecting and editing letters from readers.
  3. ^TheNew York Times, October 10, 1896. Inaugural book review issue (announced on page 4, column 1)
  4. ^Dunlap, David W. (August 18, 2016)."1896 | The Book Review Is Born".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 27, 2020.
  5. ^Noah Charney (August 8, 2012)."Inside the NYT Book Review: 'How I Write' Interviews Sam Tanenhaus".The Daily Beast. RetrievedAugust 9, 2012.
  6. ^abcPamela Paul (January 1, 2016)."Answering the Most Frequent Questions About the Book Review".New York Times Book Review. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2016.
  7. ^Allen Pierleoni (January 22, 2012)."Best-sellers lists: How they work and who they (mostly) work for".The Sacramento Bee. Archived fromthe original on January 25, 2012. RetrievedAugust 13, 2014.
  8. ^Parul Sehgal (February 26, 2021)."Reviewing the Book Review".The New York Times Book Review. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2021.
  9. ^Paul, Pamela (September 14, 2015)."Listening to the Book Review".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 27, 2020.
  10. ^Robertson, Katie (July 28, 2022)."The New York Times selects Gilbert Cruz as its next Books editor".The New York Times. RetrievedJune 2, 2025.
  11. ^abPaoletta, Sam (April 21, 2022)."The New York Times Book Review at a Crossroads".The Nation. RetrievedJuly 10, 2022.
  12. ^Hager, Philip (October 8, 1986)."Best-Seller Listing Is Issue in Lawsuit by Author".The Los Angeles Times. RetrievedMarch 11, 2023.
  13. ^Laura J. Miller (2000)."The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.).Book History. Vol. 3.Penn State Press. pp. 286–304.ISBN 0271020504.
  14. ^"HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE; 100 Notable Books of 2010".The New York Times. December 5, 2010. p. 28. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2011. (Page has links to previous years also.)
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  24. ^"The 7 Best Books 2002".The New York Times. December 8, 2002.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
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  49. ^"100 Notable Books of 2015".The New York Times. November 27, 2015.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  50. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2015".The New York Times. December 3, 2015.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  51. ^"100 Notable Books of 2016".The New York Times. November 23, 2016.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  52. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2016".The New York Times. December 1, 2016.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  53. ^"100 Notable Books of 2017".The New York Times. November 22, 2017.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  54. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2017".The New York Times. November 30, 2017.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  55. ^"100 Notable Books of 2018".The New York Times. November 18, 2018.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  56. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2018".The New York Times. November 29, 2018.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
  57. ^"100 Notable Books of 2019".The New York Times. November 25, 2019.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedApril 26, 2020.
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  66. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2023".The New York Times. November 28, 2023.ISSN 0362-4331.
  67. ^"100 Notable Books of 2024".The New York Times. November 26, 2024.ISSN 0362-4331.
  68. ^"The 10 Best Books of 2024".The New York Times. December 3, 2024.ISSN 0362-4331.
  69. ^abcAlan Sorenson, Jonah Berger."Positive Effects of Negative Publicity: When Negative Reviews Increase Sales".Marketing Science, Vol. 29, No. 5, September–October 2010, pp. 815–827.
  70. ^abcJenny Thai,"Bad publicity may boost book sales", theStanford Daily, February 23, 2011.
  71. ^Roxane Gay (June 6, 2012)."Where Things Stand".The Rumpus. RetrievedJune 13, 2012.

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