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“Dead Girls,” by Alice Bolin, and “Against Memoir,” by Michelle Tea, reflect on American culture’s often violent fixation on female bodies.
A publishing saga, captured in Potter ephemera — letters, sketches, mementos and more — that has been transfigured into treasure.
In Leo Benedictus’s new novel, “Read Me,” a stalker threatens his victim’s autonomy, and her life.
In “Bitwise,” David Auerbach charts a middle course in his exploration of the good and the bad of our tech-enabled lives.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
From the Brooklynese of “Gravesend” to the Western twang of “Depth of Winter,” four mysteries tell murder-filled tales in regional accents.
Two new books — “The Splintering of the American Mind,” by William Egginton, and “The Coddling of the American Mind,” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt — warn of the threat to the country’s political and social well-being by a fractured generation convinced of its fragility.
Francis Fukuyama’s “Identity” and Kwame Anthony Appiah’s “The Lies That Bind” examine the role of personal identity in our modern age.
Picasso’s former lover and muse has a philosophy formed by nine decades of living. And forgetting.
Touré reviews Raymond Arsenault’s major new biography, “Arthur Ashe: A Life,” which tells the story of a remarkable athlete and activist.
The comedian and actor Adam Cayton-Holland discusses his new memoir, which recounts his childhood in Denver and the eventual suicide of his younger sister.
“This is change that doesn’t necessarily change anything,” Anand Giridharadas says.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Nico Walker’s “Cherry” is selling briskly. When the still-incarcerated author can use the phone again — he’s out of minutes — he may score a film deal, too.
In “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor,” Yossi Klein Halevi looks to explain to a hypothetical Palestinian how his people see the conflict.
In “Jell-O Girls,” Allie Rowbottom explores the history of her family, including a legacy of psychogenic illness, a result of repression and trauma.
Kevin Powers’s second novel, “A Shout in the Ruins,” tells a story that spans over a hundred years and begins with a fire at a Virginia plantation.
Prepare to be dazzled by these new works of fiction — two Norwegian, one Danish.
In their new books, Allison Varnes, Pablo Cartaya and Antony John create memorable characters who try to stand out but also, somehow, fit in.
“Fly Girls,” by Keith O’Brien, points out that Amelia Earhart wasn’t the only female pilot who defied all odds to take to the skies in the 1920s.
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