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Our columnist on three novels thrumming with menace.

The explosive potential of those years makes every emotion more intense — and a perfect combo for rich storytelling.

The best-selling fantasy writer Holly Black recommends novels that blend the thrills of a well-executed crime with intrigue and sorcery.

“Giving myself freedom” has been Chris Kraus’s goal as a writer, whether in autofiction about her romantic life or in her new and surprising “working-class saga.”

Caroline Palmer’s novel, “Workhorse,” emphasizes striving and grit in a debut set at a moment when glossy magazines were losing their cachet.

Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.

A college player and coach who became a best-selling author of books about the game, he was also a kindred spirit to the Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson.

A college player and coach who became a best-selling author, he was also a kindred spirit to the Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson.

In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.

Terminally ill, she contacted obituary reporters looking to be interviewed about her life and imminent death — to be “at her own wake,” a colleague said.