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In his new book, Suketu Mehta, who came to the United States from India as a child, delivers a deeply felt corrective to the public rhetoric on immigrants — who they are and why they come.
Dominic Smith’s novel “The Electric Hotel” unveils the tragic history of a film that undid its maker — and his love for its temperamental star.
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Clay Risen’s “The Crowded Hour” describes the campaign that turned a politician into a legend.
Three eloquent new French novels explore the relationship between creativity and affairs of the heart.
The heroine of Joyce Carol Oates’s novel “My Life as a Rat” is only 12 when she’s cast out after betraying her violent family’s code of silence.
Kristen Arnett’s “Mostly Dead Things” and Nicholas Mancusi’s “A Philosophy of Ruin” both explore grief through humor.
The Vietnamese-born narrator of “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” wrestles with otherness in many forms.
Will’s “The Conservative Sensibility” sums up a lifetime of thinking about politics and culture.
A new novel by the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” a former Jehovah’s Witness reflects on her faith and more.
The best-selling author’s new novel features a rebellious ingénue and a demimonde of hard-living showgirls and theater people.
This week, thrillers, travel writing and more recommendations for the season.
Bettijane Sills, in “Broadway, Balanchine & Beyond,” and Marianne Preger-Simon, in “Dancing With Merce Cunningham,” recall two master choreographers.
David Barrie’s book looks at the extraordinary ways that animals — from birds to ants — are able to navigate in the natural world.
Robert Morrison’s “The Regency Years” takes a spirited look at English society, high and low, in the early years of the 19th century.
“How to Forget” and “Ladysitting” are heartfelt memoirs about caring for parents and grandparents at the end of their lives.
The cultural critic Brian Raftery makes a strong case in “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.”
Edward Wilson-Lee’s “The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books” charts the life of the explorer’s son, obsessed with assembling a great repository of knowledge.
In their new book, the cookbook-writing brothers Matt and Ted Lee describe a high-octane industry that’s all but invisible to customers.
In “The Lady From the Black Lagoon,” Mallory O’Meara introduces us to Milicent Patrick, the Creature’s (uncredited) creator.
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