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In “RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise,” a New York Post reporter paints an intimate portrait of the Kennedy scion and cabinet member.

A new history by Jonathan Cheng argues that an influx of missionaries in the late 19th century profoundly shaped the ruling Kim family dynasty.

Jay McInerney has written about the literary party boy Russell Calloway once a decade since the 1990s. He returns in the Covid novel “See You on the Other Side.”

In his excellent “The Oracle’s Daughter,” Harrison Hill looks at the people and the questions beyond the headlines.

Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon both lost loved ones to the conflict in the Middle East. In “The Future Is Peace,” they look for hope and understanding.

In 10 minutes or less, this mom-and-pop London institution produced stylish snapshots for some of the world’s biggest stars.

In “Empire of Skulls,” Paul Stob explores how a mania took over America.

After devoting her first novel to her wild mother, Violaine Huisman focuses her second on her father, a man who amassed wealth, love affairs and stories.

Tae Keller’s new novel, “When Tomorrow Burns,” offers reassuring answers to the question, “What do you do when your biggest fear comes true?”

In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.