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Book challenges around the country reached the highest levels ever recorded by a library organization.

When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.

Colum McCann and Diane Foley, James’s mother, came together to question one of his kidnappers and write a book that delves into the lives of both men.

Using clever camera methods, a new photo book illuminates how honeybees see plants and flowers.

A vibrant cast narrates “North Woods,” Daniel Mason’s lyrical saga about the various inhabitants of a single home in Massachusetts, from the founding of this country to the present day.

Authors Equity is tiny but has big industry names behind it. Its founders hope their profit-sharing approach and experience will entice authors.

Tessa Hulls’s “Feeding Ghosts” chronicles how China’s history shaped her family. But first, she had to tackle some basics.

In the audiobook oral history “Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of ‘Airplane!,’” a cast of dozens fondly revisits a now-classic film.

Aaron Lansky spent a lifetime building the Yiddish Book Center, one of the country’s leading Jewish cultural institutions. He’s ready to hand over the reins.

She has become known as an Ibsen whisperer, bringing “An Enemy of the People” to Broadway this spring, along with a play of her own, which stars Rachel McAdams.