A new book by the journalist Lauren Collins chronicles the ongoing effects of the violent takeover of Wilmington, N.C., on those living in its aftermath. By Jennifer Szalai Interested in these classic ...

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Julie Buntin’s novel “Famous Men” complicates an old story with questions of ambition and consent. By Lauren Christensen Homer’s “Odyssey” is back in the headlines with this summer’s movie production, ...

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Parents need to know that Wonder is about 10-year-old August "Auggie" Pullman, who has a genetic facial difference. After being homeschooled, he enters school for the first time in fifth grade and has ...

The next generation of elite players has arrived. On the court, they are delivering astonishing play. Off the court, they aren’t entirely happy.

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David Heska Wanbli Weiden pens a throwback to hard-boiled thrillers of the mid-20th century featuring short-tempered, punch-first/ask-questions-later antiheroes.

Random House takes NYT columnist David Marchese’s exploration of death and dying, Beacon signs an essay collection on Toni Morrison, and more.

Amelia Estelle Dellos, an award-winning writer and filmmaker, will mentor the winner of the Hemingway ...

An ambitious analysis challenges the view that a nation’s pursuit of economic growth alone can deliver long-term prosperity.

PEN America’s president resigned over an article detailing the isolation and exclusion that many Israeli and Jewish writers feel after October 7.