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At 73, a titan of the romance world talks about how she redefined a genre that was all too easy to dismiss.

Yes, there is a Stephen King influence. But the video game’s metanarrative was inspired by unorthodox novels, films and plays such as “House of Leaves” and “Fight Club.”

Michael Pietsch will be replaced on Jan. 1 by the chief executive of Hachette UK, who will helm both divisions, bringing them into closer alignment.

Take a peek at this year’s winners.

An editor recommends “84, Charing Cross Road” and “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.”

Archival photos of children’s reading rooms at the New York Public Library over the years.

Ahead of its new production of Anthony Davis’s “X,” the house hosted a starry, 18-hour reading of Malcolm X’s autobiography.

Madeleine L’Engle’s domestic memoir; Julie Orringer’s humane short stories

Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.

Readers suggest books that help make sense of the nation’s most populous state.