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In Catherine Chidgey’s seventh novel, “Pet,” a motherless 12-year-old girl falls under the intoxicating spell of a mysterious teacher at her Catholic school in New Zealand.

In Ia Genberg’s “The Details,” the unnamed narrator spends the duration of an illness reflecting on her bygone relationships.

“Hangman,” by Maya Binyam, follows the narrator on a disorienting trip back to his native country.

The Oscar-nominated actor’s new memoir is at once a Hollywood air kiss and a moving tribute to a happy marriage that ended too soon.

In W.B. Laughead’s 1916 logging industry pamphlet, a minor Midwestern folk hero underwent a major growth spurt.

The move to acquire the publisher, one of the five largest in the country, comes after the government blocked a deal last year on antitrust concerns.

Reading Claude Anet’s provocative 1920 novel “Ariane: A Russian Girl,” the reader may yearn for a little less conversation.

Departing employees include veteran editors who oversaw best sellers and prizewinning books by Anne Rice, Joan Didion and Amor Towles.

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse.

In Caleb Azumah Nelson’s new novel, “Small Worlds,” a young South Londoner manages pressures from his family and community.