New York Times Notable Books
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New York Times Notable Books is an annual curated list by The New York Times highlighting outstanding and influential books published that year across various genres.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Times Notable Books canonical | 1 |
| The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017 | 1 |
| The New York Times Best Sellers list | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Times Notable Books Context triple: [A Beautiful Mind (biography), includedInList, New York Times Notable Books]
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A.
Times Books
Times Books is a publishing imprint known for producing nonfiction works, particularly in the fields of history, politics, and current affairs.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction is a prestigious American literary award honoring distinguished works of non-fiction on a wide range of subjects.
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C.
Time Person of the Year
Time Person of the Year is an annual recognition by Time magazine given to an individual, group, or concept that has had the most significant impact on world events during the year.
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D.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
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E.
The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic campaign that encourages the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Times Notable Books Target entity description: New York Times Notable Books is an annual curated list by The New York Times highlighting outstanding and influential books published that year across various genres.
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A.
Times Books
Times Books is a publishing imprint known for producing nonfiction works, particularly in the fields of history, politics, and current affairs.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction is a prestigious American literary award honoring distinguished works of non-fiction on a wide range of subjects.
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C.
Time Person of the Year
Time Person of the Year is an annual recognition by Time magazine given to an individual, group, or concept that has had the most significant impact on world events during the year.
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D.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
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E.
The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic campaign that encourages the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual book list
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curated list ⓘ literary list ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The New York Times Book Review ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The New York Times Book Review
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surface form:
New York Times critics
The New York Times Book Review ⓘ
surface form:
The New York Times Book Review editors
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| curatedBy | The New York Times ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreCoverage |
essay collections
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fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ short story collections ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
online list
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print list ⓘ |
| impact |
boosts visibility of selected titles
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used as a guide for year-end reading ⓘ used for library collection development ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listType |
critical selection list
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recommendation list ⓘ |
| medium |
newspaper
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website ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highlighting outstanding books of the year
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influencing readers’ book choices ⓘ recognizing literary achievement ⓘ |
| publishedBy | The New York Times ⓘ |
| publisher | The New York Times ⓘ |
| recurrence | yearly ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New York Times Notable Books
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The New York Times Best Sellers list
year-end book lists ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
critical acclaim
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cultural impact ⓘ editorial judgment ⓘ literary quality ⓘ originality ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
based on critical reception
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based on reviews ⓘ curated by editors ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
book buyers
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booksellers ⓘ general readers ⓘ librarians ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | books published in the same calendar year ⓘ |
| topic |
books
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literature ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Times Notable Books Description of subject: New York Times Notable Books is an annual curated list by The New York Times highlighting outstanding and influential books published that year across various genres.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The New York Times Best Sellers list