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The fantasy author Ayana Gray recommends gripping novels where the monsters are heroes, villains and everything in between.

The days are long, but this summer’s bounty of historical fiction will remind you that the years are short.

From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone.

The mystery writer S.A. Cosby picks some of his favorite tales of the human monsters that wait for us in the dark.

The romance author Ashley Poston recommends books bursting with quaint charm, sizzling banter and plenty of heart.

A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this.

A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated.

A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated.

Coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller, she wrote about helping her mother end her life. She chose to end her own life as well.

Our columnist on vacation-ready reads.