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Memoirs from the front lines capture the high-octane pace, roller coaster stakes and unforgettable personalities of emergency medicine.

Books by Marie NDiaye, Daniel Kehlmann and Rene Karabash are among the shortlisted titles for the major award for fiction translated into English.

Eddie Murphy, Snoop Dogg and Bill Clinton (naturally) show up in his gossipy new memoir. He isn’t very sentimental.

Novels by Daniel Kehlmann, Olga Ravn and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara are among the 13 titles nominated for the renowned award for fiction translated into English.

The author Janie Chang recommends novels about people who push back against the expectations of their time.

Belle Burden shook off her natural reserve to turn her viral divorce essay into “Strangers,” a bracing memoir.

Starring in the 1992 film adaptation helped launch an eclectic career. “Ongoing” is the book that accompanies a retrospective on her work.

“Prince Faggot,” “Figaro/Faggots” and other productions use the word to shock, provoke, reclaim it for gay men or all of the above. Does that make it OK?

How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.

My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human.