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In “Casanova 20,” a young Adonis and a renowned painter are forced to navigate Covid-19.

“American Canto,” published amid a scandal over the journalist’s alleged romantic entanglements with politicians she covered, offers many scenes but little sense.

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

New novels by Olga Tokarczuk and Kamilah Cole, nonfiction by John Darnielle and Olivia Nuzzi, a Booker Prize finalist and more.

Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel, one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2020, has just been adapted for film, making now a perfect time to revisit this story of family, grief and Shakespeare.

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.

In “Girls Play Dead,” Jen Percy examines the ways women respond to sexual trauma.

The best-selling author B.K. Borison recommends sweet and sexy reads that capture the cozy magic of the season.

For the obsessed protagonist of Marisa Kashino’s darkly comic debut novel, “Best Offer Wins,” real estate is blood sport.

Olga Tokarczuk’s “House of Day, House of Night” brings together a constellation of characters and legends in a Polish border region.