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Merlin Holland has spent decades dismantling the myths that grew up around his grandfather. He hopes his new book may finally settle the record.

Her best-selling series, about four children who live in a train car and solve mysteries, inspired sequels, spinoffs and animated films.

A few editors from the New York Times’s Book Review give their recommendations for what new releases you should be reading this spring.

“Fingers crossed she isn’t racist — it was a different time,” says the author of “My Sister, the Serial Killer” and the recent “Cursed Daughters.”

It’s been a good one. Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai discuss the books that have stayed with them.

Alexandra Jacobs, Jennifer Szalai and Dwight Garner look back at the books that, as Jacobs writes, “bonked me on the head this year.”

The staff of the Book Review recommends unforgettable books that made our personal best-of-the-year lists.

Need the perfect holiday gift? Try one of these recent releases.

He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.

Twenty years after “A Million Little Pieces” became a national scandal, James Frey is ready for a new audience.