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An unlikely romance blooms in Yael van der Wouden’s tricky, remarkable novel, “The Safekeep.”

In “The Work of Art,” famed creators from the worlds of film, fashion, theater and more explore the hidden alchemy of their craft.

Through the lens of a 19th-century doctor, Joyce Carol Oates explores gothic medical horror.

Some books sprint; others take the scenic route. The heady, highly absorbing titles here earn their marathon run times.

Two new picture books dive into refugee childhoods.

R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.

“The Silence of the Choir,” a novel by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, follows 72 African refugees who have arrived in a Sicilian village.

In a debut novel, history and family legacy — going back to the conquistadors — confound a man’s search for identity.

Thomas Grattan’s queer coming-of-age novel “In Tongues” unfurls in the Manhattan art world at the turn of the millennium.

In Garth Risk Hallberg’s new novel, a teenage rebel and her father reconnect amid a sea of their own troubles.