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Jennette McCurdy follows “I’m Glad My Mom Died” with “Half His Age,” a debut novel that confirms her gift as a chronicler of disaffected girlhood.

In “Nothing Random,” her rousing biography of Bennett Cerf, Gayle Feldman conjures an era when a glamorous publishing figure could be a household name.

Gabriel Tallent’s new book, “Crux,” follows high school seniors trying to transcend the hard circumstances of their lives.

In her new book, Jeanette Winterson attempts to frame modern-day issues within a classic storytelling text.

“Call Me Ishmaelle,” by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville’s American classic.

In a new book, Nicolas Niarchos traces the mineral supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, exposing their considerable human and environmental costs.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir, “Wild Swans,” sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political history.

“Miracle Children” details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stories of Black trauma.

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel.