Favorite Books

Judging books by their covers.

Great books featuring children of different races and ethnicities.

This season's most anticipated new books, including The Mothers and Swing Time.

We're still laughing.

Modern Lovers, The Girls and three other fantastic books we cannot put down.

When Breath Becomes Air, a memoir by my brother-in-law Paul Kalanithi, about facing death and finding meaning.

Beloved stories featuring girls — including Knuffle Bunny and Journey.

The best pieces of culture we watched, read and listened to in 2015.