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These novels marry good mysteries with unforgettable characters and the twists and turns of the investigative process to deliver page-turning thrills.

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 4 to 8.

The best-selling author Kiersten White recommends novels about everyone’s favorite undead bloodsuckers, by Anne Rice, Silvia Moreno Garcia and more.

Greg Greeley, who once ran Amazon’s books and media business, will succeed Jonathan Karp as chief executive at one of the largest book publishers in the U.S.

Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, the director appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about his latest film.

James Salter’s “Light Years” had a big influence on “So Old, So Young,” his new book about college friends drifting in and out of one another’s lives.

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.

Thirteen recommendations for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile series.

Mr. Newsom, the California governor and a potential presidential candidate, writes that the privileged caricature of his background is mistaken.

Renowned in his field, he counted among his clients five Nobel laureates, including Elie Wiesel, and eight Pulitzer winners as well as the estates of Tennessee Williams and Aldous Huxley.