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“American Canto,” published amid a scandal over the journalist’s alleged romantic entanglements with politicians she covered, offers many scenes but little sense.

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

His tales of violence and squalor in his native Ozarks had the timeless quality of fables and inspired several movies.

New novels by Olga Tokarczuk and Kamilah Cole, nonfiction by John Darnielle and Olivia Nuzzi, a Booker Prize finalist and more.

Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel, one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2020, has just been adapted for film, making now a perfect time to revisit this story of family, grief and Shakespeare.

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.

“Prince Faggot,” “Figaro/Faggots” and other productions use the word to shock, provoke, reclaim it for gay men or all of the above. Does that make it OK?

“Flagrant, Self-Destructive Gestures,” a new biography of Denis Johnson, traces the life of a brilliant nonconformist.

In “Girls Play Dead,” Jen Percy examines the ways women respond to sexual trauma.

The best-selling author B.K. Borison recommends sweet and sexy reads that capture the cozy magic of the season.