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Karen Blumenthal, 61, Dies; Journalist Turned Young-Adult Author

A Tale of Twinned Cities

For Fans of Ivan, the Answer to ‘What About Bob?’

‘The Death of Jesus’ completes J.M. Coetzee’s nativity-inspired trilogy. But what does it all mean?

Julian Barnes, Annie Ernaux : la chronique « poches » de Mathias Enard

A Manhunt on the 17th Century’s High Seas

The Beach May Be Closed, but These Books Are Worth Opening

Dreaming of a Park Bench and a Book

A Novel Imagines the Fate of Twin Sisters, One Passing for White

Fact or Farce? Alexandra Petri Thinks ‘Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why’

Revisiting Summer Reading, Over 100 Years Ago

Life Advice From a Dead Grandmother Who’s Returned as a Bird

New in Paperback: ‘Sabrina & Corina’ and ‘Save Me the Plums’

Letters to the Editor

Comedy Tonight: ‘S.N.L.’ Then and Now

Lighting Out for the Territories With Ornette Coleman

11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Simon & Schuster Names Jonathan Karp C.E.O.

13 Books to Watch For in June

23 Poets Laureate Receive Fellowships for Projects Around the U.S.

Yes, It Is Possible to Change History. Write a Novel!

The Novel That Made Jules Feiffer Ignore His Family on Vacation

La piste des vents, la quête du temps et Tagore : nos choix de lectures

Whether You’re Making a Meal or Cleaning an Oil Spill, There’s a Fungus for That

In ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ Suzanne Collins reveals the origin of the Hunger Games

This summer: Audiobooks that make you feel like you’re on a vacation

Anthony Bailey, Biographer With Restless Literary Spirit, Dies at 87

Brit Bennett’s New Novel Explores the Power and Performance of Race

Visit These Science-Fiction Worlds to Make Sense of Our Own

David Frum Rethinks Conservatism

‘The Motion of the Body Through Space’ is a fitness industry satire weighed down by its own heavy-handedness

J.K. Rowling Begins Publishing ‘The Ickabog,’ for Children in Lockdown

J.K. Rowling’s next book, ‘The Ickabog,’ will be available for free online

Paradise, lost to the flames

In His New Book, a War Novelist Turns to More Intimate Battles

From the Philippines to Harvard, Boyhood to Womanhood, a Coming-of-Age Across Borders

New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Harry Potter to Kevin Hart

America Is Obsessed With Cuba. But What Do We Know About Its Citizens?

Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West

J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does

In ‘Dirt,’ Bill Buford Goes in Search of French Cuisine’s Secrets

Immigration Reform, Past and Present

With Museums Closed, Coffee-Table Books Bring the Art to You

Why a ‘Strange and Nerdy’ Book About Eels Is Making Waves

Looking at War Across 2,500 Years

The Origins of the Holocaust and Other Letters to the Editor

New in Paperback: ‘Inland’ and ‘Becoming Dr. Seuss’

Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Second Book Together

8 New Books We Recommend This Week

Why Yo-Yo Ma Would Invite Socrates to Dinner