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In her new book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eliza Griswold chronicles the fate of an idealistic congregation fractured by internal divisions.

“People feel differently about their bookstore than they do about their grocery store or electronics store,” writes Evan Friss, in praise of a retail ritual battered by the internet.

In “Unspeakable Home,” Ismet Prcic writes about a broken writer named Izzy Prcic, who is working on a book about his immigration, displacement and life struggles.

In a world worth exploring, our reviewer argues, an occasional spill is the price of admission.

In Helen Phillips’s near-future novel, “Hum,” a family’s dream vacation away from technology devolves into a misadventure with major consequences.

In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet.

A new biography surveys the prolific and pioneering career of the filmmaker Agnès Varda.

There are six American novels in the running for the prestigious British literary award, but only two by U.K. authors.

Mai Sennaar’s “They Dream in Gold” weaves together the stories of a Black American woman’s search for her Swiss-Senegalese lover and the people who’ve shaped the couple’s lives.

Dinaw Mengestu’s new novel follows a journalist with an elusive history and a persistent wanderlust.