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Mr. Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan authorities. He spent many prolific years in exile.

For “People’s Choice Literature,” Tom Comitta wrote two books based on the likes and dislikes of American readers.

Molly Jong-Fast’s unsparing account of her famous mother’s decline into dementia, and their life together, is just turning the tables.

In seven novels, dozens of essays and a collection of short stories, she explored her Jewish upbringing during apartheid and the ways women negotiate sexual desire.

She left home at 14, put herself through law school and raised three children before telling jokes to strangers — so what’s a little vampire facial?

“Flashlight,” by Susan Choi, spans several decades and nations to tell a story of exile in its multiple forms.

A new biography of the Republican legislator details his legal mind and his personal struggles.

His long run with that venerable character was the highlight of a career that also encompassed Spider-Man, Aquaman and best-selling “Star Trek” novels.

In a sharp new book, Jessa Crispin uses the actor’s career to explore, and complicate, the “crisis of masculinity.”

These comic books and graphic novels include a couple of biographical tales: one about coming out as gay, the other about transitioning.