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The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was the world’s savviest and most accomplished political novelist.

A fellow survivor, she was a literary and political adviser who helped her husband gain recognition as a singular moral authority on the Holocaust.

“I love the inherent optimism and boldness” in young adult fiction, says the novelist, best known for reimagining classic fairy tales. Her new book is the contemporary rom-com “With a Little Luck.”

The author, known for her “Persepolis” series, is releasing a new illustrated book about the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini.

A forceful advocate for experimental poetry, she argued that a critic’s task was not to search for meaning, but to explicate the form and texture of a poem.

He created one of the first photo books about the Vietnam War — the first “rock ’n’ roll war,” he called it — and later documented his grandfather’s struggle with dementia.

He produced an early photo book about what he called the first “rock ’n’ roll war,” documented his grandfather’s dementia and became a filmmaker.

His art included cartoons for The New York Times, collaborations with Elie Wiesel and images that traced the history of antisemitism. He was also a dermatologist.

On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.

On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.