She Wrote Frankly About Divorce, and Suffered the Consequences

A reissue of Ursula Parrott’s racy novel “Ex-Wife,” and a new biography of its author, remind us of the brazenly talented women sidelined by convention.

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‘The Half Moon’ Has a Powerful Pull

On its surface, Mary Beth Keane’s new novel is about a faltering marriage. But it’s also about small moments that matter.

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Murderous Husbands and Creepy Kids

Our thrillers columnist on three new nail-biters.

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A Bouquet of Fresh, Sweet Spring Romance Novels

Historicals, contemporaries, fantasies — there’s something for everyone here.

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An Exiled Family Rises From the Ashes

In her debut novel, “A History of Burning,” Janika Oza creates an ambitious conflagration of characters, languages and continents.

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The Middle Ages Had Horses. We Have Computer Chips.

Three new books about the history of warfare have much to tell us.

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Craving Beauty, but at What Cost?

In “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,” Katy Kelleher considers her desire for rare or pretty objects, as both life-affirming and morally problematic.

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Newly Published, From Rural Childhood to Anti-Ableist Parenting

A selection of recently published books.

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Ways of Seeing

In “Affinities,” his latest book of essays, the critic Brian Dillon meditates on images by photographers, filmmakers, dancers and other artists, exploring their attractions and affiliations.

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How Did a Mountain Bigger Than Everest Pop Up in the Pacific?

In Nicholas Binge’s novel “Ascension,” an expedition on a mystifying rock only turns up more enigmas.

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Coloring History’s Gray Areas, With Strong Moral Outrage

Éric Vuillard writes short historical narratives known for their irony. His latest, “An Honorable Exit,” delves into France’s defeat in the First Indochina War.

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Dennis Lehane’s Latest Depicts Boston’s Desegregation Battles

His novel “Small Mercies” takes place in the tumultuous months after a 1974 order to integrate the city’s schools through busing.

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In a Storm-Plagued South, a Broken Family Fights to Stay Afloat

A religious con woman, old grudges and nonstop hurricanes threaten the characters in Michael Farris Smith’s novel “Salvage This World.”

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Airplane Reading, Portuguese Décor and the Young Ashbery

An editor recommends old and new books.

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Brave, Big Novels From Dave Eggers and Brian Selznick About the Essence of Life on Earth

In “The Eyes & the Impossible,” an exuberant dog runs free. In “Big Tree,” two sycamore seeds embark on an epic journey.

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Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S., Free Speech Groups Find

A new report from PEN America, the free speech organization, details a new rise of censorship efforts across the United States.

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Peering Into the Future of Novels, With Trained Machines Ready

Who wrote it, the novelist or the technology? How about both? Stephen Marche experiments with teaching artificial intelligence to write with him, not for him.

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When Being Thin Rules Your Life

In “Good Girls,” Hadley Freeman chronicles her long battle with anorexia, and its larger implications.

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Newly Published, From Graphic Novels to Brazilian Amulets

A selection of recently published books.

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Becoming Asian American, From ‘Neither/Nor’ to ‘Both/And’

Julia Lee’s memoir, “Biting the Hand,” is about forging an identity in a nation of boundaries.

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Finding Love in a Fake World

Julia Argy’s debut novel, “The One,” goes behind the cameras at a reality TV show. Is the protagonist there for the right reasons?

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Young, White, Female and Dying of Despair in Rural America

For her first book, “The Forgotten Girls,” Monica Potts returned to her hometown in Arkansas to figure out why so many of her peers were struggling.

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For ‘Last Tango’ Actress, the Ugly Aftermath of Notoriety

In a troubling new memoir, Vanessa Schneider contends that the sexually explicit 1972 film exploited, and irrevocably hurt, her cousin.

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Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?

April is National Poetry Month. How much do you know about this writer whose work went beyond the printed page?

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