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In the latest novel from the “Essex Serpent” author Sarah Perry, astronomy and religion collide with unrequited romance under gray British skies.

A fire left Lucy Yu’s literary hub in Chinatown gutted. She was determined to rebuild it.

A fire left Lucy Yu’s literary hub in Chinatown gutted. She was determined to rebuild it.

Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.

Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.

These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.

These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.

Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.

Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.

Gabriel Smith’s shape-shifting debut, “Brat,” cycles through a multiverse of strange possibilities.