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For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why she’s taking a break.

Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a rare 1966 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” are melancholy, complex and occasionally scary.

Our columnist on some recent favorites.

Obsessed with comics from a young age, she was a pioneer in a male-dominated field and later documented the contributions of other women.

Obsessed with comics from a young age, she was a pioneer in a male-dominated field and later documented the contributions of other women.

These terrifying tales by the likes of Stephen King and Shirley Jackson are more than good reads: They’ll freak you out, too.

A new book by the journalist Bob Woodward also reports that Donald J. Trump, while still in office, secretly sent Vladimir Putin what were then rare Covid-19 test machines for the Russian leader’s personal use.

MAGA has turned “the administrative state” into a battle cry.

Dissolving a marriage; raising a granddaughter.

A Hollywood memoir; a call-girl novel