Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

The telenovelas split recognises three of the driving forces in international daily soaps – Brazil’s Globo, Turkey’s Ay Yapim and Spain’s Studiocanal-owned Bambu Producciones, whose “The Vow,” an ...

Billy Bob Thornton stars as Tommy Norris, holder of the titular job — someone who manages contracts, negotiates agreements, ...

T hough he's currently in his seventh decade working as actor in film and television, Sam Elliott still has a simple coda he lives by when taking any job in front of the camera.