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Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.

Acclaimed as one of America’s greatest living writers, she blended deeply personal material with themes of mythology and nature.

New fiction by Chloe Aridjis, Ghassan Zeinnedine and Megan Kamalei Kakimoto ranges from the fabulist to the vaguely autofictional.

Reading Eve Babitz, a “buttoned up” writer discovers she has more in common with the protagonist than she thinks.

A prominent cookbook author, critic and memoirist, she reinvigorated the dishes of her native France with a globe-trotter’s sensibility.

His culinary empire included several restaurants, an olive oil company, a winery and a retail business with a robust catalog.

The author reads her latest novel about literary prestige, empire and a case of false identity that captivated 19th-century England.

His books, laced with humor and often banned in his country, chronicle centuries of strife in the Middle East, earning critical praise and an international readership.

The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore.

The novelist is competing with giants like William Faulkner, while mapping territory all her own.