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In “The Family Dynamic,” Susan Dominus examines what makes some families “exceptional.”

The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.

As President Trump pushes to end the Russian invasion, two books look at the paramilitary Wagner Group and consider the shape of global conflict today.

In “A Sharp Endless Need,” two female high school athletes get lost in a vortex of passion while grappling with deeper wounds.

In Hilary Plum’s novel “State Champ,” a mediocre receptionist goes on a hunger strike — only to question the purpose of protest.

“Fever Beach” is a wacky blend of Floridian farce and the perverse politics of our time.

A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.

Pete Wells explores how the revered cookbook author changed the way Americans think about the cuisine.

A tale of pollen and prejudice, and more. (Achoo!)

Laurence Leamer, the author of “Capote’s Women” and “Hitchcock’s Blondes,” takes the measure of another powerful man and his female muses.