In “Born to Be Posthumous,” Mark Dery probes the “eccentric life” and “mysterious genius” of the illustrator whose books have proved fiendishly irresistible.
The literary critic Susan Gubar’s memoir, “Late-Life Love,” blends tales of her marriage with discussions of works whose meaning has changed for her over time.
The author, most recently, of the forthcoming Dave Robicheaux murder mystery “The New Iberia Blues” loves the Beat writers: “I wish Jack Kerouac had lived to be a thousand years old.”
In Gina Apostol’s “Insurrecto,” a modern American and her Filipino guide write dueling screenplays, raising provocative questions about history and hypocrisy.