Many of our favorite dystopian novels have also been turned into compelling films and shows, including Margaret Atwood 's The ...

From Amy Griffin's The Tell to Katie Kitamura's Audition, these are the best fiction and nonfiction books of the year so far.

We suspect that some (though certainly not all) of these will be top of mind when we publish our end-of-year, best-of lists. We discuss many of these titles on an episode of the Book Review podcast.

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Whether you’re heading for a sun lounger, a shady hammock, or just into a quiet, restful weekend, here are the 30 books which do exactly that ... It’s a book to disappear into, and one that makes time ...