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What happens on Page 76 of books by Garth Greenwell, Domenico Starnone and Alia Trabucco Zéran, as envisioned by the artist Jammie Holmes.

In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.

Jesse Ball’s Kafkaesque novel imagines a legal system that deploys a shockingly personal device.

Alexandra Alter spent time with the author at a new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of his book “The Power Broker.”

The literary critic, who died on Sunday at age 90, believed that reading was the path to revolution.

Assouline has made its name publishing tomes that sell for $1,000 or more. But that’s just the beginning of this family-run company’s ambitions.

Two reports from advocacy groups show that book banning continues at higher rates than before the pandemic. Newly implemented state laws are impacting the numbers this year.

As a young conservative, David Brock smeared Hill, who accused the Supreme Court justice of sexual harassment. Now, in a new book, Brock is denouncing Thomas and the court’s rightward tilt — and contending with his own complicated past.

The season’s most anticipated titles include new fiction from Sally Rooney, Richard Powers, Jean Hanff Korelitz and more, plus celebrity memoirs by Al Pacino, Cher and Ina Garten.

In his fiction and journalism, he sought to illustrate the story of the contemporary Middle East and his native Lebanon.