Andy Serkis has created memorable characters such as Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" films, Caesar in the "Planet of the Apes" reboot and Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Both Poe and Doyle have generated mountains of literary criticism over the years, but Darkness Becomes Bright and Sleuth-Hound remind us there's a lot left to discover about these masters.

Author and painter Maira Kalman is out with a new book called Joy, exploring all the things that bring her fleeting happiness and why sorrow is a necessary counterpart to joy.

Dr. Raj Panjabi is the author of Safer: A Playbook. His goal is to help people face a personal crisis — health, workplace, family conflicts — and "turn fear into action."

New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein took a hard look at their kitchens for the new book.

Lee's new novel is about the promise and perils for Koreans who pursue a Western education. Her previous book, the 2017 novel Pachinko, was a finalist for a National Book Award.

Sara Levine's darkly comic novel follows a woman whose babysitting duties take a bizarre turn after a dog dies at the park.

Journalist Gabe Bullard argues that embracing a little more friction in everyday life could make us happier and more connected.

This month's books we're noting, from authors including Daisy Johnson and Louise Kennedy, tell stories of star-crossed romance, hard-won redemption and high-stakes struggle.

Reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed draws on more than 150 interviews to explore the secrecy, internal dissent and decisions that shaped U.S. policy.