The notion that men are superior to women is the root of all human inequality. That's why we must fight it

After 10 years chronicling the lives of teenagers in the Bronx, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc talks about inner-city hopelessness and the hypocrisy of family-values conservatives who ask poor people to abandon their families.

In this collection of light, often interconnected stories, characters move in rarefied social circles where fate rewards the guilty and even tragedy has a silver lining.

Readers respond to Ayelet Waldman's column about the complexities and inadequacies of statutory rape laws.

I had an agent and a book deal for my first novel. All I was missing was quotes for the back cover. Next time, remind me to suck up to more famous writers.

Even the captivating Jon Bernthal can't save this grim, overly long slog

Mary Roach's "Gulp" goes deep into gross human-body taboos, all with wit, smarts and amazing wordplay

How a virtual reality startup and a YA book series are showing us that empathy is possible in the darndest places

A 38-year-old hero obsessed with a Houdini-era illusionist, a slender young girlfriend, a passel of strange hangers-on and a drug-addled Cape Cod vacation drive this breezy adult read.

For a woman with one the most likable personas in Hollywood, it's refreshing how little she tries to charm us

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Jacob Levenson talks about his new book, "The Secret Epidemic," which reveals a truth America has refused to confront.

An encounter with Charlotte Rampling, still sexy after all these years; Richard Linklater's dark, lovely film.

From the author of "Oblivion," a gripping psychological suspense novel about a young aspiring writer who befriends a convicted killer.