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In “The Breath of the Gods,” the prolific polymath takes on a force that’s powered much of human history.

Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal.

The science fiction writer Chloe Gong recommends new and classic books that push the boundaries of the genre, with plenty of techno thrills.

A newly reissued book by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar highlights his most consistent qualities.

The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.

Jan Kerouac’s 1981 novel “Baby Driver” chronicles a fearless and windblown life entirely distinct from her famous parent’s.

With “Lovers and Haters,” Gilbert Hernandez expands on the surreal storytelling and bosomy B-movie film stars of his beloved long-running series.

At its best, Joy Williams’s “The Pelican Child” is delightfully unhinged; at its worst, willfully weird and repetitive.

Our columnist on three novels thrumming with menace.

Even the previously uncollected work in “The Poems of Seamus Heaney” shows a master craftsman in full control of his powers.