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His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.

With “The Lost Boys” on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula” in London, our horror expert looks at how bloodsuckers sunk their teeth into pop culture.

Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, the director appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about his latest film.

A prolific Dutch writer of fiction, poetry and travel books, he was often mentioned as a potential recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

“The Optimists,” by Brian Platzer, is an account of an extraordinary character, as remembered by her middle-school instructor.

Our romance columnist says, “With romcoms, you need to go big or go home.” These novels do just that.

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide.

Julie Fogliano and Marla Frazee’s “Because of a Shoe” and Beatrice Alemagna’s “Her Muddy Majesty of Muck” address children’s anger with compassion.

The milestones of an undergrad friend group give shape and color to Grant Ginder’s latest novel, “So Old, So Young.”

In “Kin,” the follow-up to the best-selling “An American Marriage,” she looks back on the place and the people that forged her.