He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against apartheid, an effort that landed him in jail for seven ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

A Memoir in Poetry and Prose” is unique among the many memoirs I have read and reviewed. It’s probably the most ...

By turns deeply introspective and outward looking, Atwood’s poetry is as clear-eyed, uncompromising and masterly as her prose. Ambush at Still Lake by Caroline Bird (Carcanet) The English poet wears ...

Renowned author, artist, and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach passed away at 85 in Paris. The South African poet ...

The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

The prose is amazing. BOOKS: Was your reading different when you were a chef ... load of books that I was never going to read ...

THE Ateneo de Manila University Press and the University of the Philippines  (UP) Press were jointly named Publisher of the Year at the 42nd National Book Awards on Nov. 23. Each of them had seven ...

Robert Smith of The Cure is another writer with a sophisticated and literary way with words. Part of the allure of The Cure ...

The celebrated South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach has died at 85. He used his art to fight for justice for ...