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Khaled Khalifa’s new novel follows two friends through disaster and religious tension in early-20th-century Syria.

“Vanishing Maps” returns to the del Pino family, now spread across three continents and four generations.

In Stephanie Bishop’s psychological thriller, “The Anniversary,” tragedy strikes on a cruise.

In “Returning Light,” Robert L. Harris reflects on his many years as the caretaker of a lonely outpost off the west coast of Ireland.

A previously unknown manuscript by Alice and Martin Provensen explores the ultimately unknowable psyche of a favorite feline.

“The Stolen Coast,” by Dwyer Murphy, is a heist novel involving rough diamonds, crooked lawyers and masters of the double cross.

Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company.

Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dived into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.

In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.

“Crook Manifesto,” set in the 1970s, finds the “Harlem Shuffle” protagonist Ray Carney drawn back into the game in order to score Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter.