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A family’s forgotten copy of Superman No. 1, from 1939, was sold by Heritage Auctions.

He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before “Where Are They Now?” features became ubiquitous.

A family’s forgotten copy of Superman No. 1, from 1939, was $9.12 million, with fees.

David Lebovitz has built a loyal following online with recipes that offer shortcuts but make no compromises.

Our columnist on three books worth your time.

“Journalism is essential, but it can’t get at certain levels of experience — so I wrote a fable,” he says of “The Emergency,” his first novel in more than 25 years.

The movie star plays a man from the future at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in an adaptation of some of his stories. Kelli O’Hara shines as his love interest.

In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.

A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back.

The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders.