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In “The Manifestor Prophecy,” 12-year-old Nic Blake draws supernatural strength from her “Remarkable” African American forebears.
In her roller-coaster ride of a gothic debut novel, “House of Cotton,” Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn.
In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate.
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World War I.
A century ago, justice-seeking bandits derailed a train in rural China and took dozens of hostages, a story unspooled by James M. Zimmerman in “The Peking Express.”
In Ling Ling Huang’s debut, “Natural Beauty,” a woman discovers that there are horrors lurking beneath the surface of a glamorous company.
In “Seventy Times Seven,” Alex Mar traces the complex, human story of a heinous tragedy and its fallout.
“True West” is a new biography of a playwright and actor who was laconic in person but spoke volumes in his work.
In a new book, Timothy Egan traces the Klan’s expansion in the 1920s across American political and civic life. Then its leader, David C. Stephenson, committed murder.
In a new collection, Fernanda Melchor considers not just violence but how people cope in a troubled region.
George Black’s new book, “The Long Reckoning,” describes the environmental devastation of the Vietnam War.
The horror novelist talks about his new book and his swerve into the realm of westerns and historical fiction.
In her second memoir, “A Living Remedy,” Nicole Chung explores death and grief, and the way they’re shaped by structural issues in the United States.
In M.T. Anderson’s “Elf Dog & Owl Head,” a scrappy hound scampers out of a magical world and into our own.
Isabella Hammad’s new novel, “Enter Ghost,” recounts an actor’s return to Palestine amid a sea of troubles.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The No. 1 best-selling author still remembers what it was like to be the guest of honor in an empty bookstore.
“Never mind guessing the solution,” says the British author, whose new book is “Humanly Possible.” “I often can’t understand that solution even when it’s explained at the end.”
These hefty books explore the lives of a former poet, a polarizing artist and a Scottish rebel from unexpected angles.
New fiction from authors who are stepping up to the plate — or, shall we say, the shelf — for the second time.
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