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Twelve recommendations for fans of the Dog Man, Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club series.

Morally ambiguous killers, social outcasts, bumbling misfits and misunderstood monsters take center stage in these thrilling, and deeply human, books.

His considerable influence in the French-speaking world was based on an unusual attribute: He had actually been to the revolutions he wrote about.

In his best-selling books, notably the “Natchez Burning” trilogy, he addressed what one reviewer called “the pervasive impact of past events.”

The author of the Myth of Monsters series recommends works that tell, or retell, these strange and wonderful stories for virtually every age group.

In this moment of constitutional crisis, these books provide a clear picture of the highest court in the land.

Several books published this year have examined a creative haven in Europe’s licentious, ultraliberal capital.

You don’t need to be on the sand to enjoy these novels. You just need a certain willingness to be swiftly transported.

In their new book, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and Amanda Doyle admit they don’t have the key to happiness. And their podcast audience loves them for it.

In more than a dozen books, he created characters who were obsessed with maps, urban walking, sexual fetishes and Volkswagen Beetles.