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A patron saint of exquisite verbosity, James made a career examining the clash of American innocence with European cunning. Here are his best works.

If your idea of festive joy is being haunted by past memories or driven insane by mysterious specters, have we got the tradition for you.

There are plenty of novels, memoirs, documentaries and livestreaming options sure to satiate fans of theater.

His early work took readers to the stars, but his later work ventured into noir mystery and the back roads of the American South.

He helped forge a movement asserting that scholars must put aside their modern-day assumptions and prejudices to fully understand how people acted and thought in the past.

Reading Rhythms bills itself as a series of “reading parties,” where guests read silently for an hour and chat with strangers about the books they brought. (Just don’t call it a book club.)

Not many, according to a new collection of correspondence from a science fiction master.

Be wary of the recipes (all that glaze!), but there’s still delight in getting advice about etiquette, guest lists and fondue.

Slip these into your pockets.

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