Gary Paulsen, celebrated children’s author, dies at 82

Paulsen, known best for his ‘Hatchet’ novels, was a three-time finalist for the John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book.

Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both

Her new book, 'There Is Nothing for You Here,' offers a sober, and alarming, portrait of the 45th U.S. president.

Anthony Bourdain’s messy, brilliant life comes into focus in a new oral biography

In the pandemic stories of everyday Americans, fear and grief feel fresh again

A heart-wrenching collection by Eli Saslow arrives as numbness to the crisis sets in.

Bedside table: Her latest read is stunning, inspiring…tiring?

Five Washington County high school girls navigate the challenges of growing up

Gigi Georges titled her new nonfiction book 'Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America.' She might have called it True Grit.

Tanzanian writer awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar in 1948 and recently retired as a professor at the University of Kent in England.

Book review: In a small Maine town, an act of arson leads to division and tragedy

Gregory Brown's debut novel, 'The Lowering Days,' intertwines family drama with big questions of colonialism, ownership and environmentalism.

‘Lean Fall Stand’ opens with a literal cliffhanger you won’t soon forget

After a gripping opening, Jon McGregor's novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving.

Bedside table: Big questions about us, in brief