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A guide to the best books about artificial intelligence.

For my family, reading Scarry together was itself like a car trip — the rare sort where no one gets cranky and the world, as seen from the back seat, is fresh and startling.

The 33-year-old librarian from California has become popular on TikTok and Instagram with his upbeat take on libraries.

Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers of notable books.

Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.

Remarkable new books from established masters and promising debuts from brilliant young artists.

A new adaptation shows how rich Alice Walker’s novel is and how the source material can lend itself to unconventional storytelling.

Ruling that the fan’s unauthorized book violated copyright protections, a judge barred him from distributing it and ordered him to destroy all electronic and physical copies of it.

Be wary of the recipes (all that glaze!), but there’s still delight in getting advice about etiquette, guest lists and fondue.

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