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Kaila Yu’s “Fetishized” is a candid and intimate memoir of the exoticized Asian body.

The best-selling horror and fantasy author Silvia Moreno-Garcia recommends books about the terrors that lurk under the stairs.

“Born in Flames,” by the historian Bench Ansfield, recounts how the wave of urban arson in the 1970s devastated poor communities while enriching building owners.

In “Baldwin: A Love Story,” Nicholas Boggs goes far beyond other scholars in tracing Baldwin’s relationships and their role in his work.

Mark Doten’s new book examines a contemporary American culture that routinely defies satire.

“Dominion,” by Addie E. Citchens, recounts the many sins of a prominent household in a Mississippi town.

The food writer Olia Hercules proves to be a great cook and a powerful family historian in “Strong Roots.”

In a new memoir, the British poet Raymond Antrobus describes the ways deafness has profoundly shaped his world.

A memoir by the late Uri Shulevitz that reads like an adventure novel and a novel by Daniel Nayeri that feels utterly real.

“Black Moses,” by Caleb Gayle, recounts the story of Edward McCabe, who dreamed of establishing a haven for Black settlers on the Western frontier.