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The best stories in “Brawler” find the writer tackling the tectonic shifts that can suddenly crack open seemingly secure families.

Our columnist on four stellar new releases.

In Charleen Hurtubise’s new novel, “Saoirse,” a traumatic family secret propels an American teenager to Ireland in the early 1990s.

His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.

Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, the director appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about his latest film.

A prolific Dutch writer of fiction, poetry and travel books, he was often mentioned as a potential recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

“The Optimists,” by Brian Platzer, is an account of an extraordinary character, as remembered by her middle-school instructor.

Our romance columnist says, “With romcoms, you need to go big or go home.” These novels do just that.

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide.

Julie Fogliano and Marla Frazee’s “Because of a Shoe” and Beatrice Alemagna’s “Her Muddy Majesty of Muck” address children’s anger with compassion.