I am kind of living for that moment,” says the prolific writer. “Who will betray me first?” Her new novel is “A Reason to See ...

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In Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel, “Our Evenings,” a Burmese English actor grapples with race and ambition, sexuality and love ...

Jason Schreier’s “Play Nice” tells the story of Blizzard Entertainment from its fratty, debauched ’90s heyday to the height ...

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In a new memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” Elvis Presley’s daughter and granddaughter take turns exploring a messy ...

In his new biography, David Greenberg tells the full story of the civil rights hero who became a long-serving U.S.

As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the pantheon, our critic asks: Is greatness overrated?

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