Julian Barnes's new novel is a philosophical mystery that morphs into a morality tale.

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Joan Didion ponders her daughter's life in spare prose that is at once insightful and depressing.

A new volume from one of America's most revered poets

The life of Caravaggio is as starkly dramatic as the paintings he made.

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