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Are the 30-somethings in Katy Simpson Smith’s “The Maltese Version” in love? That depends on how you define it.

In Edwidge Danticat’s new novel, “Dèy,” a Haitian American mother in Miami experiences the numbing aftershocks of a random act of violence.

In “Days of Miracle and Wonder,” Ashley Kahn revisits the “trials and triumphs” of Paul Simon’s “Graceland.”

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An ungainly new biography by the German philosopher Thomas Meyer purports to situate Arendt in the context of her own era.

In his new book, Chang-rae Lee follows a 10-year-old into the social powder kegs of schoolyards and summer camps.

In “Sunrise,” Téa Obreht mashes up Western gothic, murder mystery and survival saga.

In Richard Russo’s new novel, “Under the Falls,” a singer reckons with his troubled past and the community he left behind.

The former president will discuss works by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and Marilynne Robinson, among others, in a podcast that will premiere in September.

“A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving,” by Virginia Eubanks, is a memoir of what happened after her partner survived a brutal attack — and her own will to endure.