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In his memoir, Simon Paré-Poupart recounts the highs and lows of hauling trash for more than 20 years.

In her new history, “Cocked and Boozy,” Brooke Barbier illuminates the pervasive role that alcohol played throughout the colonial era.

In Ben Fountain’s new novel, Washington insiders scheme to replace the president with a religious professional wrestler.

Set in 1962 Los Angeles, “Red Sheet” follows the murder and mayhem behind a “mini Red Scare.”

In “The Man Who Stole the Gods,” Matthew Campbell recounts how cultural artifacts were pillaged in Cambodia.

In this satisfyingly old-school novel, an artist tries to find his place, and hold onto his spark, in a world that values fads and flash.

Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel is part cosmic comedy and part dirge for our dying world.

“The Fire Agent,” by David Baerwald, is a historical novel that spans two continents and world wars.

Following his “Less” books with “Villa Coco,” Andrew Sean Greer drops an aimless postgraduate into a glamorous, romantic and secret-laden setting.

The story at the heart of “Checkmate” is a good one, but Ben Mezrich has hustled it into print too quickly.