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In “The Familiar,” the blockbuster fantasist conjures a world of mystical intrigue and romance.

She explored the struggles of young women in the novel “The L-Shaped Room” but found her biggest success with a children’s book about a magical cupboard.

For lovers of vintage books and periodicals, “The Art of the Literary Poster” celebrates a vibrant niche in late-19th-century advertising.

Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?

A poet, publisher and professor, she channeled the revolutionary spirit and deconstructionist currents of the 1960s to challenge the conventions of poetry.

After his father, who created the character, died, he continued the series of books about a modest elephant and his escapades in Paris for seven decades.

The awards included a lifetime achievement honor given to Judy Blume.

In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s.

He insisted that there were no morals to be found in the murder of six million Jews, nor was language itself capable of fully describing it.

Chandler, best remembered for his hard-boiled detective novels, also wrote poetry. The poem, “Requiem,” was among papers his family donated to the University of Oxford in the 1980s.