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Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.

Acclaimed as one of America’s greatest living writers, she blended deeply personal material with themes of mythology and nature.

His culinary empire included several restaurants, an olive oil company, a winery and a retail business with a robust catalog.

His books, laced with humor and often banned in his country, chronicle centuries of strife in the Middle East, earning critical praise and an international readership.

The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore.

The 10-episode series, premiering Friday on Disney+ and Hulu, adapts the children’s novels of R.L. Stine with a modern twist.

“Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences with the Nation of Islam.

Lisa Tuttle’s “My Death” is short, uncanny, provocative, and pays tribute to a body of forgotten literature.

These spine-tingling thrillers involve talking animals, vampires and zombies, supernatural monsters and serial killers.

The author of “Democracy Awakening” and a popular politics newsletter makes a powerful case for studying the past.