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In a sharp new book, Jessa Crispin uses the actor’s career to explore, and complicate, the “crisis of masculinity.”

“Never Flinch” is a tale of stalkers and serial killers, with a strong dose of social critique.

In “Harmattan Season,” the search for a missing woman uncovers a scheme that could change the fate of an occupied city in West Africa.

In the memoir “How to Lose Your Mother,” Molly Jong-Fast recalls a tumultuous upbringing as the only child of the feminist writer Erica Jong.

In “Culture Creep,” Alice Bolin considers the connections between corporate thought control, femininity, pop culture and the computer age.

Bruce Handy’s history of teen movies ranges from Andy Hardy and James Dean to “Beach Blanket Bingo,” John Hughes, John Singleton and Katniss Everdeen.

In June, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s classic novel about one day in the life of an London woman in 1923.

Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, is the topic of this month’s discussion.

Our columnist on this month’s horror novels.

In “The South,” a Malaysian man recalls the life-changing period he spent on his family’s dilapidated farm when he was a teenager.