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In Andrew Martin’s keenly observed new novel, a group of friends navigate a society reshaped by the pandemic.

In “Whidbey,” three women reckon with the aftermath of sexual assault.

“Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.

“Gunk,” a novel by Saba Sams, follows a woman through the trials and tenuous jobs of young adulthood.

A newly released collection of the Australian master’s short fiction shows her sympathy, her virtuosity and her ear.

In “Muv,” the biographer Rachel Trethewey looks at the Mitford family matriarch.

In “Chosen Land,” Matthew Avery Sutton argues that, despite the intentions of certain founders, the First Amendment guaranteed that the United States would be a godly country.

“A World Appears” explores what makes you you.

“Field Notes From an Extinction,” by Eoghan Walls, follows a naturalist who wants to study birds but ends up with a much harder task.

In “Reproductive Wrongs,” the classicist Sarah Ruden traces efforts to exert political control over family planning back 2,000 years.