Michelle McNamara Died Pursuing the Golden State Killer. Her Husband, Patton Oswalt, Has Questions for Him. by ALEXANDRA ALTER

The author devoted years to identifying the Golden State Killer, but she didn’t live to see the arrest of a suspect, or her book about the cold case published.. via NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2r13dDF

Michelle McNamara Hunted, and Was Haunted by, the Golden State Killer by ALEXANDRA ALTER

McNamara died before she completed her book about the serial killer; her husband, Patton Oswalt, didn’t want her work to be in vain.. via NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2HUzZAo

James Comey Has a Story to Tell. It’s Very Persuasive. by MICHIKO KAKUTANI

In “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director doesn’t mince words in describing his interactions with President Trump: “This president is unethical, and untethered to truth.”. via NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2GWbK0J

Children’s Book About Mike Pence’s Gay Bunny Jumps to No. 1 by LIAM STACK

John Oliver’s parody of the Pence family’s book about their pet bunny has bumped pre-orders of James B. Comey’s memoir from the top spot.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2IHjmpk

The New Vanguard by DWIGHT GARNER, PARUL SEHGAL and JENNIFER SZALAI

Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2FvpRMU

Harper Lee’s Will, Unsealed, Adds Only More Mystery to Her Life by SERGE F. KOVALESKI and ALEXANDRA ALTER

In a will that she signed days before she died, Ms. Lee assigned her literary assets to a trust.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2CMZFrV

How One Book Changed My Relationship With Money by CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN

The nine-step money-management system in “Your Money or Your Life” allowed both its writers to retire early.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2Ei0oTk

How One Book Changed My Relationship With Money by CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN

The nine-step money-management system in “Your Money or Your Life” allowed both its writers to retire early.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2Ei0oTk

Plagiarism Software Unveils a New Source for 11 of Shakespeare’s Plays by MICHAEL BLANDING

What do the noble mastiff, the lowly cur and the trundle-tail have in common besides being terms for dogs?. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2BMlxHJ

Publisher Defied Trump to ‘Defend the Principles of the First Amendment’ by ALEXANDRA ALTER

John Sargent, the executive behind Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” discusses his decision to fight the president’s attempt to quash the book.. via NYT Books http://nyti.ms/2ml4xPx