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After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.

Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level.

Jimmy Donaldson, known to his social media fans as MrBeast, is teaming up with the mega-best-selling thriller author.

Recent books by Minsoo Kang, Margaret Killjoy and James S.A. Corey.

Reading Rhythms bills itself as a series of “reading parties,” where guests read silently for an hour and chat with strangers about the books they brought. (Just don’t call it a book club.)

Need a little diversion? Our crime columnist has plenty of books to recommend.

One of the first Iranian novelists to write in English, she examined the clash between East and West. Her debut novel, “Foreigner,” provided insight into pre-revolutionary Iran.

Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods.

“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.”

She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a 1980s movie.