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In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.

In “Whack Job,” Rachel McCarthy James finds a connection between self-reliance and brutality. And for the record, she has questions about Lizzie Borden.

In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.

Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Spent,” is a domestic comedy about ethical consumption under capitalism.

First published in 1972, Rosalyn Drexler’s “To Smithereens” throws two vivid subcultures — and two unlikely lovers — into the ring.

The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir.

In “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” the novelist Yiyun Li endures the aftermath of unthinkable loss.

Donal Ryan’s new novel focuses on a small community trying to leave behind years of economic woes.

Beyond disclosures about his sexuality and marriage, the media mogul’s memoir mostly serves up goodies for fans of Hollywood name-dropping and infighting.

In “Apple in China,” Patrick McGee argues that by training an army of manufacturers in a “ruthless authoritarian state,” the company has created an existential vulnerability for the entire world.