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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer.

In “Whack Job,” Rachel McCarthy James finds a connection between self-reliance and brutality. And for the record, she has questions about Lizzie Borden.

Lauren Christensen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite audiobooks.

A poet’s letters; a collection of reminiscences.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

A tale of pollen and prejudice, and more. (Achoo!)

In a memoir that tries to wrest control of her story, Ms. Baldwin says she was “canceled” via online sleuths who looked for inconsistencies in her Spanish accent.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

In an unusual but not unprecedented move, the prize board chose a fourth option after it couldn’t agree on the three less-heralded finalists.