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Jessica Shattuck’s “Last House” dips into the cultural intrigues of 20th-century America, but keeps its nose surprisingly clean.

Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.

Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so fun to try.

For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.

The best-selling author of dark fantasy novels for Y.A. and adult audiences discusses her career and her stand-alone new historical fantasy, “The Familiar.”

It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.

For The Book Review Podcast’s May book club, we’ll talk about “James,” Percival Everett’s radical reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

A new book from the legendary lensman Corky Lee captures both struggle and celebration across several decades of Asian American life.

In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.

Alki Zei’s Greek classic, set in the birthplace of democracy in the mid-1930s, feels eerily relevant in today’s America.