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More anime, fewer superheroes. More nostalgia, less heavy promo. The annual convention continued on its path as a fan-driven event and not an industry hype machine.

The Canadian poet won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s where to start.

Our columnist on James Sallis’s “Backwater” and three other new novels.

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

Our columnist on three of the month’s best releases.

Three recent novels explore the use of deception by both invaders and the invaded.

Kwame Alexander is starting up an imprint at Sourcebooks, an innovative publisher that has found success in giving authors larger roles in the publishing process.

Our critic on three standout May books.

As these biographies show, Marcel Marceau, Pablo Casals and John Cage all used silence to great effect.

Three new books — a sweeping work of nonfiction, a cheeky memoir and a dual biography — provide divergent views on the business of buying and selling, and they are out just in time for New York Art Week.