The meteoric rise of Jordan B. Peterson, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, has resulted in a popular book, 12 Rules for Life, published by Random House Canada in January.

Sled dogs, like human athletes, eventually slow down. And, again like their human counterparts, when the inevitable moment arrives, they usually aren’t ready to quit. Think of those aging marathon ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Credit...By Sebastian Mast Supported by The envelope, please: After a full year spent reading hundreds of ...