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He discovered and nurtured Michael Lewis, Sebastian Junger and many other authors. He had, Mr. Lewis said, “the storytelling equivalent of perfect pitch.”

Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.

Life on the red planet? “Bosh and nonsense,” said one astronomer. But according to “The Martians,” plenty of self-appointed experts argued otherwise.

A graduate student must venture into the underworld to save the professor she accidentally killed in this bold new novel.

In his best-selling books, notably the “Natchez Burning” trilogy, he addressed what one reviewer called “the pervasive impact of past events.”

Interested in espionage fiction, but don’t know where to start? Let our expert guide you.

Interested in espionage fiction, but don’t know where to start? Let our expert guide you.

“It’s like I woke up halfway through my life.”

A new biography by Susana M. Morris reveals the struggles, passions and triumphs that shaped the science fiction icon and her books.

Charlotte McConaghy’s novel about one isolated family, a mysterious stranger and the secrets they all hold is just the thing for late summer.