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In Rachel Eliza Griffith’s debut novel, “Promise,” the Kindreds find they can’t escape past mistakes.

Many of the more than 250 books she published explored contemporary social issues; others retold fables from her native Northern Ireland.

A rare pamphlet about Christopher Columbus’s first voyage was auctioned by Christie’s, which said it had taken pains to ensure this one wasn’t forged or stolen.

Heated debate over the conflict overshadowed the 75th gathering of one of the world’s largest literary events.

A novelist and screenwriter, he wrote “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and “Family Business” and brought them both to the big screen.

She didn’t think she was going to contribute a short story to a new anthology. A stressful vacation changed her mind.

New fiction from Michael Cunningham, Sigrid Nunez and others; a candid Mitt Romney biography; and memoirs by Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears and more.

A rare pamphlet about Christopher Columbus’s first voyage is on sale at Christie’s, which said it had taken pains to ensure this one wasn’t forged or stolen.

The journalist McKay Coppins takes stock of the politician and former presidential candidate’s career as he prepares to retire from elective office.

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