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In 1968, the celebrated author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” arrived at Hamilton College to teach and work on his magnum opus, “Roots.” Now, on the centenary of his birth, a former student recalls Haley’s class.

Shortly before the stroke that killed her, the author of the Vampire Chronicles and (with her son, Christopher) the forthcoming “Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris” answered questions from the Book Review.

Anthony Broadwater was exonerated in the 1981 rape of Ms. Sebold, now a best-selling author. When his lawyers saw the trial transcript, they could only wonder what took so long.

In “Sea State,” Tabitha Lasley writes about the time she spent in Scotland investigating life on and around oil rigs.

The stories in Bissell’s stylish new collection, “Creative Types,” feature vigilantes, bullies and other characters with questionable moral compasses.

She wrote more than 30 novels, including the best seller “Interview With the Vampire,” which became a hit movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

“The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails,” edited by David Wondrich with Noah Rothbaum, is an authoritative work, nearly a decade in the making.

James Andrew Miller talks about “Tinderbox,” and Mayukh Sen discusses “Taste Makers.”

The graphic novelist Ken Krimstein illustrates the stories that were revealed when a trove of prewar personal accounts from Jewish teenagers was discovered.