Some of their favorites didn’t make our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list — but these authors make a case for them anyway.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'Heat 2' is debuting her next page-turner, Shadowheart, on June 18.

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Jacqueline Winspear is retiring Maisie Dobbs, and Susan Elia MacNeal bids farewell to Maggie Hope.

For first-time writers, it’s harder than ever to break out. That poses an existential crisis for publishing—and disturbing limits on your access to exciting new voices.

When considering the career of Elaine May, who turned ninety-two on April 21, 2024 and remains one of the brightest lights of twentieth-century popular culture, several superlatives come to mind. P…

Despite her fame as a rock

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Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.

Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman turned her attention to helping people overcome anxiety about maths

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He figured in the examination of sensational cases involving President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., O.J. Simpson and others.

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Despite viral claims, Americans buy over a billion books a year

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A Bronx tax preparer known as “the Magician” was arrested by IRS Criminal Investigations agents in an alleged $100 million dollar tax rip-off scheme.

A champion of Black artists, she explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media and later the written word.

A champion of Black artists, she explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media and later the written word.

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The prolific author and USC professor talks about his new book inspired by ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’