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An Oct. 7 survival memoir and a chronicle of theft in 1948 grapple with the history of a war-torn region.

John Edgar Wideman’s new book connects reflections on his own life to imaginative studies of historical figures.

In “The Hidden Globe,” the journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian examines the rise of spaces where wealthy countries and companies bend rules and regulations to their advantage.

Slim and full of obfuscations, her memoir touches on business ventures and raising her son, but barely grapples with the mysteries of her marriage.

In his new biography, David Greenberg tells the full story of the civil rights hero who became a long-serving U.S. representative.

In a comprehensive biography, the historian Dan Jones tries to reconcile the hero of legend with the complicated young monarch of reality.

As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern thrills for young readers.

Betsy Lerner’s assured first novel, “Shred Sisters,” maps the effects of a daughter’s volatility on her parents and younger sister.

The third novel in the author’s Morning Star series considers how the extreme can engulf the everyday.

Jean Hanff Korelitz follows her hit thriller with the related tale of a novelist hounded by anonymous threats. But this writer aggressively aims to turn the page.