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Percival Everett’s “James” is the favorite for the prestigious literary award. But the likes of Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” or Samantha Harvey’s “Orbital” could take the prize instead.

The pseudonymous Italian author has become a worldwide phenomenon. But speculation about who she really is has followed her for years.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.

The author of “The Joy Luck Club” once vowed to have her papers destroyed after her death. Now they are going to the University of California, Berkeley.

Recent best sellers have reached for a familiar feminist credo, one that renounces domestic life for career success.

Nearly 2,400 years ago, Plato worried that stories could corrupt susceptible minds. Moral panics over fiction have been common ever since.

The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers.

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities.

Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.”