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In Mason Coile’s new book, the first human settlers on Mars arrive only to find that their helper robots have gone off script.

In “Rocket Dreams,” Christian Davenport revels in the struggle between the billionaire moguls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to leave the Earth behind.

“Fit for Life,” which she wrote with her husband, was a best seller in the 1980s promoting good health ahead of weight loss. But doctors were critical.

Keira D’Amato retired from running in her early 20s, but a decade later she was back and setting marathon records. A new memoir details her journey, which is still unfolding.

Morally ambiguous killers, social outcasts, bumbling misfits and misunderstood monsters take center stage in these thrilling, and deeply human, books.

The season brings histories by Jill Lepore, David McCullough and Joseph J. Ellis, memoirs by Margaret Atwood and Susan Orlean, and more.

The novelist’s sheet music collection reveals new perspectives on her life and work.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Mimi Pond’s new graphic novel spins a cinematic romp out of the British aristocrats’ lives and loves: “You can’t make this stuff up.”

In “Night Watch,” Kevin Young riffs on Dante’s “Inferno” and gives voice to silenced figures from the nation’s past.