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Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.

Fifty years on, Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death” remains an essential, surprisingly upbeat guide to our final act on Earth.

Fifty years on, Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death” remains an essential, surprisingly upbeat guide to our final act on Earth.

“One must read between the lies,” he suggests, putting his own “Everywhere an Oink Oink” at the top of the list.

Remarkable new books from established masters and promising debuts from brilliant young artists.

Jean Garnett is an editor at Little, Brown. Callie Garnett is an editor at Bloomsbury. They’re always rooting for each other — even when they’re competing for the same book.

A new adaptation shows how rich Alice Walker’s novel is and how the source material can lend itself to unconventional storytelling.

These children’s picture books have been banned. To some, the topics — racism, sexuality, transgender identity and gay relationships — are not appropriate for very young readers.

Four new books look to fauna to get us through tough times.

He became famous twice: first in 1979, for his imprisonment related to the murder of a former Italian premier, and then 20 years later, for his influential book “Empire.”