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In “Matriarch,” a memoir out Tuesday, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles’s mom reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

The subtle expression of longing in the 2005 adaptation wasn’t meant to be a key moment. Even the director is surprised it took on a life of its own.

In a new book, the Broadway photographer Jenny Anderson captures the craft and camaraderie of making theater.

An American who had lived abroad, he sought out books by up-and-coming German writers, while ghostwriting memoirs for rock stars like Paul Stanley.

Our columnist on the month’s best releases.

Our critic on Deanna Raybourn’s “Kills Well With Others” and three more new books.

A new exhibition at the Center for Book Arts in New York features a range of items — transistor radios, lanterns, cigarette lighters and more — designed to look like books.

Our columnist on four standout releases.

Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about how they had met in a psychiatric hospital.

Books by Casey McQuiston, Alexis Daria and more offer emotional tales of love and forgiveness with plenty of heat.