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A refugee from Iraq, he explored in popular books the worlds of Jews living in Arabic countries or who fled persecution, and of Arabs living in Israel.

How the bunny became the reigning star of children’s literature.

The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular fiction, for decades. Here’s where to start.

A posthumous release from the famed photographer Ruth Orkin casts a female gaze on subjects both ordinary and iconic.

He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over confinement.

When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious.

Our romance columnist on four saucy January releases.

Each January, the director Steven Soderbergh lists his previous year’s cultural consumption — every movie and TV series watched, every book read. On this week’s episode, we talk books!

Fifty years ago this week, “How to Be Your Own Best Friend” nipped at the heels of “The Joy of Sex.” Here’s the story behind its longevity.

Jean Garnett is an editor at Little, Brown. Callie Garnett is an editor at Bloomsbury. They’re always rooting for each other — even when they’re competing for the same book.