The posthumous publication of a new novel, six years after Dunn’s death, is a chance to celebrate the bawdy originality of the author of the cult hit “Geek Love.”
Jacqueline Bublitz’s debut, “Before You Knew My Name,” follows the parallel tracks of two women in New York City — one vital and vibrant, the other not so much.
The government’s case blocked the merger of two of the United States’ largest publishers and reflected a more aggressive approach to curbing consolidation. It was closely watched by the publishing industry.
In “A Spectre, Haunting,” the British fantasy writer and political activist China Miéville makes the case for why Marx and Engels’s famous pamphlet remains vital today.
In Erika T. Wurth’s new horror novel, “White Horse,” a woman searches for the truth about her vanished mother, an investigation that involves confronting literal and metaphorical ghosts.
Mr. Stern, who drew on his own upbringing and the death of his sister, began writing late in life and earned the 1998 National Book Award, among other accolades.