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In Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s novel “Heavy Cream,” a teenager tries to fill the vacuum left behind by her unstable, unreachable mother.

The beloved author’s follow-up to “Pachinko” features a cram school that dares to promote students’ well-being over academic striving.

The Irish author Sebastian Barry has made a career of mining his family history. But he kept one story buried.

Ben Sevier, who has led the publishing house’s Grand Central division since 2017, will succeed chief executive David Shelley in January.

In “The Vanishing Family,” Robert Kolker paints a portrait of nine siblings under threat from a vicious form of dementia.

Deesha Philyaw’s debut novel is a rebellion disguised as a romp.

“The Radiance,” by Ayad Akhtar, blends campus satire, autofiction and philosophical exploration into an explosive and timely brew.

The actor still hasn’t come to grips with the loss of David Lynch. He talks about that, his hesitation about taking a role in “Sex and the City” and his new memoir.

In Rebecca Perry’s “May We Feed the King,” a curator falls down a rabbit hole imagining life in a palace court.

“Ply,” by Hernan Diaz, is set in a dystopian future where the state has been dismantled and one company controls the energy supply.