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In “Mercury,” Amy Jo Burns explores the conflicting loyalties and many secrets of a roofing clan in small-town Pennsylvania.

“Carnival of Dreams” collects surrealist photo collages by the Hong Kong artist who once designed graphics for “Monty Python.”

From the pop supernova Olivia Rodrigo to a memoirist whose long-held ballet aspirations stalled at the barre, young women gave voice to their longing this year in memorable ways.

In “The Coming Wave,” the British social activist turned tech entrepreneur Mustafa Suleyman explores the existential risks of our new digital age.

Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers of notable books.

In “Alice Sadie Celine,” Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s first novel for adults, a lauded feminist becomes entangled with her daughter’s best friend.

What happens when writers embrace artificial intelligence as their muse?

A 1960s crime caper, a biography of the man who created the modern F.B.I., Sinead O’Connor’s memoir: Reporters, writers, editors and bureau chiefs describe their favorite reads of the year.

Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.

Fifty years on, Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death” remains an essential, surprisingly upbeat guide to our final act on Earth.