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In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial.

In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.

From the cloakroom at Sardi’s, she made her own mark on Broadway, hobnobbing with celebrity clients while safekeeping fedoras, bowlers, derbies and more.

After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.

He was irreverent, absurdist and ahead of his time. Here’s the best of the best by the groovy pied piper who made poetry fun.

Yoko Ogawa’s “Mina’s Matchbox” is a novel of family secrets and formative childhood moments recounted by a young girl.

Fall is on the horizon. Here are the books that have been keeping us company lately.

A federal appeals court lifted an injunction on the law, which had already led to the removal of thousands of books from public school classrooms and libraries.

Whether the Blake Lively movie brought you to the Colleen Hoover universe or you’re a longtime CoHo fan looking for more emotional, spicy stories, these novels are for you.

Italo Calvino? Not so bad! May Sarton? Pretty good!