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In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir, “Wild Swans,” sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political history.

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

“It’s my comfort book,” she says of the comic novel about a busted marriage. Her own new thriller is a sequel to “The Last Thing He Told Me.”

“Miracle Children” details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma.

The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here’s where to start.

“Call Me Ishmaelle,” by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville’s American classic.

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel.

Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.