Evan Allgood writes a humorous erotica parody involving pet peeves.

The comedian and illustrator joined forces with Lin-Manuel Miranda for Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You. Sun says he filled the book’s 100+ drawings with peace and quiet optimism.

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Ling Ma’s debut, Severance, won for fiction. Crown earned Derrick Barnes and Gordon James the young readers’ prize. And Rebecca Solnit’s essays, Call Them by Their True Names, won nonfiction laurels.

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The award-winning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her new book, Of Love & War — and confesses that she still gets nervous before a new assignment.

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Documentarian Frederick Wiseman aims his camera at the daily rhythms of life in and around a small town — and holds his focus long enough to find something beyond media stereotypes.

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Tina (Eva Melander), a Swedish customs official, can smell when someone’s lying. When she meets a stranger (Eero Milonoff) who knows more about her than he’s saying, she sets out to find answers.

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The Secret Service revealed that it found explosive devices in mail sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as well as Joe Biden, CNN, and liberal philanthropist George Soros. What do you think?

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Mimi Pond illustrates a satirical collection of bodyshapers available on Amazon.

Law enforcement authorities are scrambling to find the person or group sending the packages.

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Writer Michael Sokolove explains how college basketball programs manipulate young athletes for the benefit — and profit — of adults. His new book is The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.