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In Darrow Farr’s novel, “The Bombshell,” a spoiled French teenager comes to realize her social-justice-minded captors have a point.

Madonna, Scorsese, Warhol and “Piss Christ” play roles in Paul Elie’s maybe-too-comprehensive look at how divisive expressions of faith came to the fore.

In a new collection, Etgar Keret offers tales of humanity in the strangest of circumstances.

In the novel “Consider Yourself Kissed,” a wife and mother faces many of the same hurdles in 2016 that women did decades ago.

Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.

In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.

In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.

Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Spent,” is a domestic comedy about ethical consumption under capitalism.

First published in 1972, Rosalyn Drexler’s “To Smithereens” throws two vivid subcultures — and two unlikely lovers — into the ring.

The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir.