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A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87

One of Britain’s most ambitious and intellectual novelists, she won the Booker Prize with “Possession,” her 1990 tale of illicit…

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Roger Kastel, ‘Jaws’ Poster Artist, Dies at 92

A prolific illustrator, he was most closely associated with the image that made the “Jaws” paperback a runaway best seller,…

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Justin Torres, Author of ‘Blackouts,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction

Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”

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The Chief Executive of Hachette Book Group to Step Down

Michael Pietsch will be replaced on Jan. 1 by the chief executive of Hachette UK, who will helm both divisions,…

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What It Was Like to Be a Jewish Banker

In “The Money Kings,” Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who came to the United States and…

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In ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter Builds the Case Against Fox News

His book is a thrilling account of the conspiracy to steal the 2020 election, the attack on the Capitol, Tucker…

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David Ferry, Poet and Translator Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 99

After nearly 40 years as a professor, he began a new career writing poems and translating classics. He won a…

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Two Books for a Mental Vacation

Madeleine L’Engle’s domestic memoir; Julie Orringer’s humane short stories

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Writing ‘Maid’ Pulled Stephanie Land Out of Poverty. She’s Fine Now, Right?

Despite writing a best seller that became a hit Netflix series, Ms. Land says she still worries about her job…

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Want to Marvel at Next Year’s Total Solar Eclipse? Book Now.

Hotels are already selling out in places that will see total darkness on April 8, and prices are soaring where…

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