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The Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson had a love-hate relationship with her most famous creations.

In Lily Meyer’s first novel, “Short War,” love and family ties are tested by a nation’s upheaval.

A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this.

In “The Rulebreaker,” Susan Page pays tribute to a pioneering journalist who survived being both a punchline and an icon.

Alana S. Portero’s debut, “Bad Habit,” follows one woman’s coming-of-age in a blue-collar Madrid neighborhood.

“Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,” the author’s new collection, ranges from a playful one-act drama set in a lake to short fiction rife with apocalyptic anxiety.

In “The Whole Staggering Mystery,” Sylvia Brownrigg explores her mysterious parent’s past, and finds more than she bargained for.

The editor and essayist Joseph Epstein looks back on his life and career in two new books.

Slim and precious, “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” doesn’t measure up to her best nonfiction.

Justin Taylor’s novel “Reboot” examines the convergence of entertainment, online arcana and conspiracy theory.