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In the novel “Consider Yourself Kissed,” a wife and mother faces many of the same hurdles in 2016 that women did decades ago.

Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.

In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.

In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.

Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Spent,” is a domestic comedy about ethical consumption under capitalism.

First published in 1972, Rosalyn Drexler’s “To Smithereens” throws two vivid subcultures — and two unlikely lovers — into the ring.

The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir.

In “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” the novelist Yiyun Li endures the aftermath of unthinkable loss.

Donal Ryan’s new novel focuses on a small community trying to leave behind years of economic woes.

Beyond disclosures about his sexuality and marriage, the media mogul’s memoir mostly serves up goodies for fans of Hollywood name-dropping and infighting.