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He wrote lyrical poetry and novels about life in North Carolina’s Appalachian Piedmont and was considered the South’s “premier contemporary person of letters.”

Deborah Jowitt’s “Errand Into the Maze” revels in the artistry of the dance legend, while downplaying the messy choices in her marathon career.

He won two Pulitzer Prizes by transforming accounts of doctors at work into in-depth, narrative articles that read like dramatic short stories.

Nearly six decades ago, a German-born photographer, Evelyn Hofer, created beautifully crafted shots of the city and its people.

He oversaw a boom in the format beginning in the 1960s, turning out best sellers like “Jaws,” “The Exorcist” and “The Catcher in the Rye.”

An editor recommends an Irish novel about a banker in trouble and a Swiss novel about schoolgirl obsession.

In “How We Named the Stars,” a young, queer student in mourning recounts the tale of a pivotal romance.

In her second novel, “Good Material,” Dolly Alderton adds her own flair to the classic rom-com.

In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance of movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people.

The author Molly Roden Winter discusses her new memoir, “More,” about her and her husband’s decision to have an open marriage.