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He wrote a popular series of books revolving around a hunchbacked detective, Shardlake, whose troubles echo the author’s experiences of childhood bullying.

In an era of endlessly safe comic universes, “Miracleman: The Silver Age” goes another way with the return of a godlike hero from a world more like ours.

His essay warning that dictatorship was a real threat went viral, which prompted the early release of “Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart — Again.” To relax, he reads the sports pages.

The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.

His anthology “Technicians of the Sacred” included a range of non-Western work and was beloved by, among others, rock stars like Jim Morrison and Nick Cave.

His anthology “Technicians of the Sacred” included a range of non-Western work and was beloved by, among others, rock stars like Jim Morrison and Nick Cave.

An influential arts administrator and educator, he was a trusted confidant to countless writers, notably Philip Roth.

Born in England and raised Jewish, she became agnostic, writing books about her own lack of faith, the prophet Muhammad and her time as a car columnist.

New books by H.A. Clarke, Robert Jackson Bennett and Micaiah Johnson.

Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so fun to try.