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Alexandra Alter spent time with the author at a new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of his book “The Power Broker.”

In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember recounts what happened to her mother, and many like her, who were abused in Indian boarding schools.

For “People’s Choice Literature,” Tom Comitta wrote two books based on the likes and dislikes of American readers.

When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.

A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political act.

A successful New York apparel executive, he switched gears in midlife and became a novelist, writing numerous best sellers, including five with James Patterson.

He investigated which city of Cuban immigrants might have created the celebrated sandwich, Tampa or Miami. His finding was not altogether surprising.

Her new novella, “Rosarita,” takes place in Mexico, a country she finds so like her native India that, she says, “I feel utterly at home there.”

Her hits included “The Exorcist” and “The Thorn Birds,” as well as the autobiography of Betty Ford and an authorized biography of Warren Buffett.

Like her debut, “The Dive From Clausen’s Pier,” the novelist’s “Some Bright Nowhere” is bound to touch a nerve. That’s fine with her.