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In his new novel, John Boyne challenges readers to examine the often ignored shadow of abuse.

“The Secret of Secrets” follows Robert Langdon as he tries to rescue his lover, a neuroscientist who is targeted by a mysterious organization after a breakthrough.

In a studiously bland new book, “Listening to the Law,” the Supreme Court justice describes her legal philosophy and tries to sidestep the court’s recent controversies.

The author and podcaster wants to apply her old ideas about vulnerability and empathy to the workplace.

The prizewinning novelist’s unsparing memoir, “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” captures the eventful life and times of her mother, a driven educator and imperfect inspiration.

He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He became a professor and historian in Britain.

In “All the Way to the River,” the best-selling writer dilutes a powerful story of love, addiction and loss with saccharine self-indulgence.

The popular science writer, whose new book is “Replaceable You,” has steadily offered an embarrassment of trivia while going deep on our insides, outsides and more.

Echoing backward to the sixth century and forward to “The Lion King,” the play shows young people that stories are resilient against time and chaos.

In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.