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In “Baldwin: A Love Story,” Nicholas Boggs goes far beyond other scholars in tracing Baldwin’s relationships and their role in his work.

Elliot Ackerman, a Marine veteran and prolific author, switched gears with “Sheepdogs,” a caper story featuring down-on-their-luck ex-military buddies.

Mark Doten’s new book examines a contemporary American culture that routinely defies satire.

Turning to books for workout inspiration is probably a terrible idea.

Our columnist on three notable new novels.

“Dominion,” by Addie E. Citchens, recounts the many sins of a prominent household in a Mississippi town.

In arguing that language enforces the power imbalance between the sexes, she inspired an entire academic field.

The food writer Olia Hercules proves to be a great cook and a powerful family historian in “Strong Roots.”

In a new memoir, the British poet Raymond Antrobus describes the ways deafness has profoundly shaped his world.

A memoir by the late Uri Shulevitz that reads like an adventure novel and a novel by Daniel Nayeri that feels utterly real.