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In Jo Hamya’s second novel, “The Hypocrite,” a 20-something playwright puts her absent, aging writer dad on blast.

Nathan Newman’s uproarious “How to Leave the House” follows a haughty young Englishman looking for a missing package and the endearing neighbors he meets on the hunt.

In “On the Edge,” the election forecaster argues that the gambler’s mind-set has come to define modern life.

In the Swedish author Moa Herngren’s latest novel, “The Divorce,” a middle-aged mother is about to head off on a family holiday in the Baltic when she realizes her husband isn’t coming.

In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial.

Yoko Ogawa’s “Mina’s Matchbox” is a novel of family secrets and formative childhood moments recounted by a young girl.

In “The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,” the historian Heath Hardage Lee tries to give the oft-maligned “Plastic Pat” her due.

In 1969, Honor Moore was granted an abortion by a Connecticut psychiatrist, and went on with her life. In 2024, she reckons with the fallout.

In “House of Bone and Rain,” Gabino Iglesias sets a supernatural revenge fantasy against the approach of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

Woodward, an author and journalist, has written more than 20 best selling books. His latest will focus on Ukraine, the Middle East, and the battle for the U.S. presidency.