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In her sprawling new novel, Karen Tei Yamashita sprinkles fanciful details (a trombone narrator!) into the bracing story of World War II internment.

It was a blockbuster hit, yet she says she was “fired” by her publisher. After a spell in Bali, she’s back on home turf with “The Calamity Club.”

The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here’s where to start.

Surprising, versatile, dark and funny, the British writer has something for (almost) everyone.

The Biden White House press secretary seems to be everywhere promoting her memoir, including an “absolute train wreck’’ of an interview with The New Yorker.

As Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel celebrates a big milestone, Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Finding Lost” echoes its themes.

“When those bugs are crawling on Kate Capshaw in ‘Temple of Doom,’ I’m having the time of my life,” the actress and author said.

Keira D’Amato retired from running in her early 20s, but a decade later she was back and setting marathon records. A new memoir details her journey, which is still unfolding.

Echoing backward to the sixth century and forward to “The Lion King,” the play shows young people that stories are resilient against time and chaos.

The former vice president has written a book about her run for the White House. It will come out next month.