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The Swedish Academy sends out thousands of invitations each year for professors and others in the literary world to nominate writers for the prize in a secretive and precise process.

The prize, the most prestigious in literature, recognizes an author’s entire body of work

The satirist, who died in 1965, was buried in a potter’s field in the Bronx. Now some of her admirers are thinking about how to commemorate her.

“American Gun,” by Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson, recounts the grim history of the AR-15 rifle in unvarnished detail.

A new book, “American Gun,” traces the weapon’s evolution into a symbol of America’s political divide.

A book of photographs by Jimmy Metyko documents a fertile period of surf history.

A selection of recently published books.

The actor’s audio-only memoir delivers songs, stories and scenes with humor and vulnerability.

In spooky stories by Ben Hatke, Remy Lai and the team of Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, the secrets of the undead lead perilously close to home.

New essay collections by Myriam Gurba, Jenn Shapland and Wang Xiaobo treat public and private subjects with invigorating conviction.