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Many writers are looking for ways to capture the everyday realities that the government keeps hidden — sometimes at their own peril.

Some publishers balked at the title but, just shy of its first birthday, “I’m Glad My Mom Died” has stood the test of time.

As a journalist she covered issues affecting women, then turned to writing about housekeeping in handbooks and a syndicated newspaper column.

The move to acquire the publisher, one of the five largest in the country, comes after the government blocked a deal last year on antitrust concerns.

In “In Search of Self” and other books, he emphasized the role of cultural influences in a patient’s life.

Reading Claude Anet’s provocative 1920 novel “Ariane: A Russian Girl,” the reader may yearn for a little less conversation.

An entertainment journalist, he persuaded the publicity-shy director David Lean to let him write his story and died before seeing his final book, on Stephen Sondheim, published.

Departing employees include veteran editors who oversaw best sellers and prizewinning books by Anne Rice, Joan Didion and Amor Towles.

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse.

In Caleb Azumah Nelson’s new novel, “Small Worlds,” a young South Londoner manages pressures from his family and community.