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He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat.

Camila Sosa Villada, an Argentine transgender author, first inhabited a female voice in stories she wrote as a child. Now her novels are translated in more than 20 languages and being adapted for the screen.

Our critic traces J.D. Vance’s shift from bootstrap memoirist to vice-presidential candidate.

A contempt for compromise. An expansive vision of executive power. Both owe much to Carl Schmitt.

In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.”

The pseudonymous Italian author has become a worldwide phenomenon. But speculation about who she really is has followed her for years.

Andrea Skinner said in The Toronto Star that her stepfather sexually abused her at age 9, and that her mother stayed with him after she learned of it.

Nearly 2,400 years ago, Plato worried that stories could corrupt susceptible minds. Moral panics over fiction have been common ever since.

These twisty suspense novels will keep you on the edge of your seat.

These twisty suspense novels will keep you on the edge of your seat.