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ObituaryWhy Readers Loved HerCleary’s Ageless AppealCleary on FameContinue reading the main storyHer funny stories about Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, the sisters Ramona and Beezus Quimby, and a motorcycling mouse named Ralph never talked down to readers.Beverly Cleary at her home in Carmel, Calif., in 1999. She ...

Continue reading the main storyIn “Lonesome Dove,” “The Last Picture Show” and dozens more novels and screenplays, he offered unromantic depictions of a long mythologized region.The author Larry McMurtry in 1978 at home. In a career that spanned more than five decades, he wrote more than 60 novels and screenplays.Cr...

Continue reading the main storyA novel about Shakespeare’s son, nonfiction about a slave rebellion in Jamaica and an essay collection exploring Asian-American identity were among this year’s winners.Raven Leilani, left, won the John Leonard Prize for her debut novel “Luster,” while Tom Zoellner and Maggie O’Farrell ...

The beloved author’s most famous books, like “Green Eggs and Ham,” were untouched, but his estate’s decision nevertheless prompted a backlash and raised questions about what should be preserved as part of the cultural record.

She is the breakout star of the newsletter platform Substack, doing the opposite of most media as she calmly situates the news of the day in the long sweep of American history.

His darkly comedic stories explored the experiences of Cambodian-Americans. His first book, the subject of a bidding war, is to be published next August.

The star journalist exposed himself on a video conference call last month. “We take workplace matters seriously,” a Condé Nast executive said.

Working for New York Newsday, The Daily News and The Times, he covered the human stories of New York in dramatic prose and crusaded against injustice.

In her new book “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” Nicole Tersigni harnesses her skill with a Twitter meme to illuminate the experience of women harassed by concern trolls, “sexperts” and more.

He was a celebrated reporter and columnist, the top editor of The New York Post and The Daily News, and the author of numerous books.

With two books in the works but all plans on hold, the writer is pacing New York City and destroying his Fitbit friends.

He sought to shock the country into dealing with AIDS as a public-health emergency and foresaw that it could kill millions regardless of sexual orientation.

Mr. dePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 books, notably the beloved stories of a “grandma witch” with an eternally full pasta pot.

His literary fantasies and larger-than-life exploits swirled together for decades. He wrote 85 books, selling no fewer than 100 million copies, and located scores of shipwrecks.

For decades, Gabriel Matzneff wrote openly of his pedophilia, protected by powerful people in publishing, journalism, politics and business. Now cast out, he attacks their “cowardice” in a rare interview.