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From the longest-running, most influential book review in America, here is its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over the past 125 years.

Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives.

Now the editors have curated the Book Review’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage and photography, this beautiful book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. Here are the first takes on novels we now consider masterpieces, including a long-forgotten pan of Anne of Green Gables and a rave of Mrs. Dalloway, along with reviews and essays by Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Nora Ephron, and more.

With scores of stunning vintage photographs, many of them sourced from the Times’s own archive, readers will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read today.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarkson Potter (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593234618
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593234617
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.75 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.82 x 1.56 x 10.3 inches
Reviewer: R. Welch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Christmas gift for the intellectual in your life
Review: Fascinating book to see reviews through the years!!

Reviewer: Richard C. Donovan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The handsomest book in your home
Review: Books are my right arm, I own many thousands. This one from the NY Times is best in show. If you're a reader, it's bliss. You'll find the reviews of those classics you read, along with clear, often full-sized photos of the authors. It is likely to be the best looking book in your home. It is too handsome to stack in your book shelf. You need to lay it around, by your side at your bed, computer, toaster, toilet, or pretentiously, your coffee table, where invitees can coo and comment on your good taste.

Reviewer: Margaret L. Lemberg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: history on the page
Review: It is exactly what I hoped and expected--with interviews, criticism and reviews in the moment.

Reviewer: Karl T.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun to read!
Review: Cool concept, lots of info. Open up to any page and you will learn something.

Reviewer: Old Master
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful journey through the past
Review: This is a beautiful book, a visit to the past to see the reviews of many books we may remember and some we might wish to have noticed. What fun!

Reviewer: Angela Bach
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fascinating Historical Perspective
Review: This was a gift and it has been a fascinating read. There are reviews of great literature and not-so-great. Some that flew beneath the radar and some that didn’t live up to the hype.

Reviewer: Chris Foster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 19 pages in - I’m hooked!
Review: I’m only 19 pages in and will pick this up every available moment until I am finished.Well written and an excellent guide and research tool!I just wish it had arrived in pristine condition. The box was not damaged but the top right corner is crumpled!

Reviewer: Santa Fean
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wow
Review: For lovers of The NY Times book reviews, this is a must-have volume. In fact, for anyone who loves books and reading critical reviews, this is a must-have volume. Very interesting.

Reviewer: Judith K. Parker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Big heavy tome, but worth the lifting. See what reviewers, famous or not, have to say about notable books during the last century and a quarter. Prepare for some hits and misses. I recommend this book to everyone who loves books or studies literature or history. You probably won’t read it cover to cover, but it’s a great reference.