Puzzle Mania!

Notes From Your Bookseller

Puzzlers, gamers, Wordle-heads and crossword fiends — meet your new obsession. This invigorating compendium of mental glee and stimulation from puzzle-making masterminds is a guaranteed good time for you and your brain.

From New York Times Games, home of Wordle and Connections, comes a collection that transforms your favorite digital games into a beautifully designed book that’s perfect for solo play, family game night, or gifting to puzzle-obsessed friends.

Puzzle Mania! tops this year's best gift guides:

• Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year
• The Associated Press
• Esquire
• Page Six
• BuzzFeed
• Bookshop
• BestLife
• The Love List
• Gamespot
• The Times Herald
• The Skimm’s Ultimate White Elephant Gift Guide
• Featured on the TODAY show

Welcome to the wonderful world of Puzzle Mania! from New York Times Games. Whether you’re new to puzzles or a solving savant, Puzzle Mania! is a joyful workout for your brain, a cure for boredom, and an invitation to friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition.

This premium collection features exclusive content you won't find anywhere else, thoughtfully curated by NYT Games lead editor Joel Fagliano for puzzlers of every skill level.

Inside you’ll discover:

• Never-before-seen spins on our popular digital games like Spelling Bee and Connections
• A Mega Crossword with two sets of clues (easy and hard)
• Joel’s hand-picked selection of his favorite-ever NYT Mini Crosswords
• Unique brain benders, logic puzzles and trivia categories
• And so. much. Wordle.

With a beautifully designed lay-flat format perfect for marking up, Puzzle Mania! provides a calming daily escape and meaningful moments of connection. Whether you're a seasoned solver who never misses a Saturday crossword, or you’re just getting started, this collection grows with you, offering new challenges as your skills develop.

Perfect for puzzle enthusiasts, holiday gatherings, weekend brain-training, or simply showing off your solving skills in a whole new medium.