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How a simple catchphrase sums up the president’s theory of executive power.

On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, listening counts.

As costs are rising and wallets are hurting, these books explore the promises and pitfalls of the U.S. economy.

In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.

Welcome to our Regency Thunderdome, where we will endeavor to answer this question once and for all.

The filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the novelist-turned-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell explained the changes they made in the tale of Shakespeare, his wife and their son.

The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.

It began with Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Nobel Prize in October, and continued this month with the Booker Prize and the National Book Awards. Our panel of editors discusses what it all means.

“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.

The beloved British fantasy writer Philip Pullman concludes his Book of Dust trilogy with Lyra Belacqua’s final adventure.