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Our 45 picks for fans of all ages of literature for the young.

Peter A. Browne, a 19th-century naturalist, put together samples from animals and men and women from around the globe

“Insurrecto” gives a rich, textured sense of history through the integration of its many fragments.

Patricia Miller started researching her book 12 years ago, but it feels strikingly familiar.

In “The Wine-Lover’s Daughter,” Anne Fadiman writes about her father, essayist and critic Clifton Fadiman.

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The Microsoft founder is an avid reader, and he shared a list of his favorite books for the year.

This is the third volume for authors Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, co-owners of several Philadelphia establishments, including Zahav, Rooster Soup Co., and the Goldie restaurants.

Canned chickpeas is the secret to this smooth, creamy, fast hummus.

The wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence plan more stories about the family bunny, Marlon Bundo.

Todd S. Purdum’s latest book, “Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution.”

The team history was written by Vermonter Glenn Stout and Braintree resident Richard Johnson.

Anuradha Roy’s new novel displays the author’s characteristic virtues as well as structural problems.

Glory Edim has translated her love of books into the literary juggernaut, Well-Read Black Girl.

The New Yorker writer’s latest is gathering of uncollected essays on sports and short pieces comprising a literary “album quilt.”

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You can listen to “Lessons” read by the supermodel herself.

Her talent largely ignored in her lifetime, Lucia Berlin’s stories and memoir attest to her gifts

What are we to make of the just reissued “Night of Camp David,’’ a popular 1965 novel by Fletcher Knebel about a president who suffers from severe mental illness?

Bestsellers based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.

The former Boston news anchor, now based in Florida, has her first book out now.

The actress is part of an all-star cast filming in the area, including Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, and Timothée Chalamet.

In Boston this weekend for her book tour, Michelle Obama is entering a superstar status reserved for the likes of Beyoncé. And some people can’t get over it.

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Susan Gubar turns her critical mind and bibliographic knowledge to the challenges of later-life love.

Inside stories of Christmas from the professional entertainers whose work shifts overlap with Santa’s.

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” has become a massive hit.

Milton poet Ron Slate turned his website into a full-blown literary magazine.

Joan Wickersham, author of “The Suicide Index,” says suicide is always met with a hunger for answers that don’t come.

Mark Dery uses newly discovered correspondence and interviews with friends in his biography of Edward Gorey.

Tana French’s latest book is “The Witch Elm.”

In her new book, “Everyday Dorie,” the author celebrates what she calls “elbows-on-the-table” meals that put people at ease and make them want to linger and share stories.

The shift to a featured speaker from a traditional comedic entertainer follows a sharp performance at this year’s event by comedian Michelle Wolf.

First day sales for Michelle Obama’s ‘‘Becoming’’ topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year’s biggest debuts.

The Pulitzer Prize board announced Friday it has found no reason to remove its former chairman, author Junot Diaz, after reviewing the complaints of women writers who alleged mistreatment by him.

The last time I had dinner with my hero was in September, at a restaurant out on Long Island near what had been his summer home for years.

A popular BBC program, where celebrities such as Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom, and Dolly Parton read children’s books, will feature actor-comedian Rob Delaney Friday.

Oyinkan Braithwaite’s rich, dark debut recalls “Arsenic and Old Lace” — only in Nigeria

Journalist and historian Ben Macintyre’s newest book is “The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War.”

Maryse Meijer’s latest work is “Northwood,” a novella set mostly in a remote forest cabin.