NYT Books

In “With Darkness Came Stars,” the photorealist Audrey Flack offers a vivid, gossipy chronicle of her career among some of New York City’s most famous artists.

Her lucid memoir, “One Way Back,” describes life before, during and after she testified that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school.

In “Jaded,” a young lawyer searches for justice after she’s sexually assaulted by a colleague.

In his book “The New York Game,” Kevin Baker tells the origin story of the sport we know today.

In “Bad Animals,” Sarah Braunstein asks who has the right to tell a story — and whether it’s possible to get pulled into one against your will.

“On Gaslighting,” by the philosophy professor Kate Abramson, explores the psychological phenomenon behind the hashtags.

In “Soldiers and Kings,” the anthropologist Jason De León interviews smugglers, arguing that they are victims of poverty and violence, even as they exploit the humans in their care.

In Andrew Boryga’s debut novel, a young writer creates a career for himself by exaggerating, or sometimes completely manufacturing, stories of tragedy.

Sierra Greer’s debut novel, “Annie Bot,” explores questions of misogyny and toxic masculinity by following a pleasure robot that begins to develop her own consciousness.

In “Glad to the Brink of Fear,” James Marcus frames the great Transcendentalist as a writer for our times.