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In “Alice Sadie Celine,” Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s first novel for adults, a lauded feminist becomes entangled with her daughter’s best friend.

What happens when writers embrace artificial intelligence as their muse?

A 1960s crime caper, a biography of the man who created the modern F.B.I., Sinead O’Connor’s memoir: Reporters, writers, editors and bureau chiefs describe their favorite reads of the year.

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.