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His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The River Is Waiting” is his new novel.

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A new memoir by her closest friend sheds light on the woman behind the image.

In these reflections, colleagues, friends and admirers recall his risk-taking, his generosity and his insatiable taste for gossip.

Tech power players and the global far-right are learning all the wrong lessons from “The Lord of the Rings.”

The Pulitzer-winning presidential biographer discusses his new book about the life of a literary founding father.

Pete Wells explores how the revered cookbook author changed the way Americans think about the cuisine.

In his music, the songwriter cut to the emotional quick. A new book of his drawings, many never seen before, reveals he did the same in thousands of pieces.

The writer Suleika Jaouad explores what she found on the other side of her fears.

The reality TV star and author of the new memoir “Accidentally on Purpose” on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women’s pants pockets.