The Critics’ Picks: A Year in Reading

The Book Review’s daily critics — Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai — reflect on the books that stuck with them in 2023.

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The Insurrection Act Has to Go

The Insurrection Act is deeply flawed, and the possibility of a second Trump presidency makes its defects terrifyingly clear.

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We Aren’t Failing Trans Kids by Giving Them the Freedom to Choose

The panic over transgender children is driven by the fear that they’ll regret transitioning. But freedom to make mistakes is core to being human.

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The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is

The faint bitterness of Thai tea gets absorbed into tres leches, checking the sweetness, so it’s just enough.

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Is Sean Combs’s Empire at Risk After Sexual Assault Suits?

The music mogul has been celebrated as a transformative force in hip-hop, but fallout from new accusations of abuse has impacted some business relationships and his legacy.

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The 10 Best Books of 2023

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s standout fiction and nonfiction.

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Thief in Australia Steals Truck With 10,000 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

A woman thought she was stealing a van. She got thousands of doughnuts as well.

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