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The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.

“You never know when you might need to read something coolheaded about death,” says the author of “The Children’s Bach” and “This House of Grief,” which have just been reissued, “or be reminded of angels and other majestic beings.”

In “Hunting the Falcon,” the historians John Guy and Julia Fox take a fresh look at an infamous Tudor marriage — and find there is indeed more to know.

As the bookstore chain mounts a comeback, it’s breaking a cardinal rule of corporate branding and store design: consistency.

Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.

In her new memoir, “Worthy,” she answers big questions, poses others to readers and sets the record straight on her marriage to Will Smith.

He entered publishing when he was 43, then published many of the most popular books of recent decades, including “The Da Vinci Code.”

He entered publishing when he was 43, then published many of the most popular books of recent decades, including “The Da Vinci Code.”

In “The Sisterhood,” the journalist Liza Mundy chronicles the frustrations, triumphs and compromises of the women of the C.I.A.

In a new memoir, the actor who couldn’t shake his breakthrough role on “Full House” talks about honesty, sobriety and his grief over Bob Saget’s death.