Best Sellers Sell the Best Because They’re Best Sellers

Publishing is becoming a winner-take-all game. Nobody dominates it like Madeline McIntosh and Penguin Random House.

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Young Adult Dystopian Fiction That Feels Pretty Real

These four thrillers may be gussied up with future settings, but the problems they confront are rooted in today’s world.

3h

Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81

He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev.

9h

‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Review: Woody Allen Travels to Movie Memory Lane

The filmmaker seems to acknowledge the world has changed in this light tale of a director (Wallace Shawn) at a European film festival.

10h

Winston Groom, Author of ‘Forrest Gump,’ Dies at 77

He wrote the 1986 novel that inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Tom Hanks. Another book was a finalist for a Pulitzer.

12h

Christian Liaigre, Minimalist Interior Designer, Dies at 77

Known for his muscular and clean-lined furniture, Mr. Liaigre designed the influential Mercer hotel in SoHo, as well as the homes of Rupert Murdoch and others.

13h

‘Static Apnea’ Review: Breathing Together, Remaining Apart

In this brief but eerie installation, one viewer and one performer, separated by glass, share the feeling of being trapped underwater.

15h

Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Derry Girls’

A smart sitcom set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, its characters are richly detailed, its understanding of teenage awkwardness profound.

15h

New York City Center to Revive a Pair of Black Musicals

“The Life” and “The Tap Dance Kid,” which focus on people of color in Manhattan, are planned for the 2020-2021 season of Encores!, the center’s popular series.

16h

The Most Famous People in America

We’re a media company, standing in front of a readership, asking them to tell us what they think about fame.

16h