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In Diana Evans’s new novel, “A House for Alice,” a woman who immigrated to Britain for marriage must decide whether or not to return to her country of origin after her husband dies.

Walter Isaacson’s biography of the billionaire entrepreneur depicts a mercurial “man-child” with grandiose ambitions and an ego to match.

In a new book, Cara Fitzpatrick traces the rise of the movement to expand public funding for privately operated institutions.

In her new memoir, “Exit Interview,” Kristi Coulter details her time working at the company, connecting her experience to the larger history of women’s employment struggles.

In her nifty “Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close,” Hannah Carlson unbuttons the politics behind who gets to hide their belongings, and where.

In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb shows that our dependence on highways and freeways is an environmental concern as well as a social one.

In her debut novel, the British actor elaborates on a story told to her by her grandmother.

In her new novel, “Digging Stars,” Novuyo Rosa Tshuma explores science, identity and grief through a young astronomer who immigrates to America after her father dies mysteriously.

“The Vaster Wilds” follows a girl’s escape from a nameless colonial settlement into the unforgiving terrain of America.

In Claudia Dey’s novel “Daughter,” Mona’s adulterous father claims her as his sole confidante, with dire consequences.