One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow. The last few titles on the list known as the extended ...