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William T. Vollmann’s fascinating, wildly ambitious text interweaves a family saga with a history of the American war machine since Vietnam.

While the Y.A. graphic novel phenomenon wraps up with a sixth volume and a Netflix movie, Alice Oseman mostly reads fiction about adults now.

In Daniel Mason’s charming “Country People,” a stuck father and his happier family are tempted, and changed, during a stint on a bucolic campus.

“The Simp,” by Roshan Sethi, is a satire of the unending demands, learned helplessness and stubborn racism of Hollywood elites.

Irvine Welsh brings back his beloved Edinburgh ensemble for his new novel, “Men in Love.”

A Netflix adaptation of the beloved tale empowers Ma and adds new Black and Native characters to challenge prejudices. The creators know criticism is coming.

In “American Trickster,” Ru Marshall takes on the epic story of Carlos Castaneda.

His 1998 book, “Gotham,” which told the city’s story to 1898, focused on social and economic conflict. It won a Pulitzer Prize and inspired two sequels.

Miguel Salazar of the New York Times Books Review recommends three titles that can help you understand the history of the World Cup.

A new book by the historian Mason B. Williams chronicles the dubious effects of school, housing and police reforms by local politicians on the right.