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The aggrieved wife who narrates Sarah Manguso’s novel “Liars” may or may not be a reliable source about her monster of a husband.

In “The Quiet Damage,” Jesselyn Cook traces the effects of the conspiracy theory on the spouses, children and siblings of believers.

The first in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.

The simple pleasures keep coming in this keenly observed collection by the Argentinian writer Hebe Uhart.

A new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s.

As a comic book series to honor the Turtles’ 40th anniversary debuts, here’s a look back at their milestones.

Harry Crews, Barry Hannah and Larry Brown were part of a Southern writers’ movement that centered dissidents and outsiders. They’re still worth reading.

Our crime columnist on four new novels.

Elizabeth Stromme’s noir about a writer for hire; Karen Tei Yamashita’s magic realist dystopia.

A partial lexicon of modern Republicanism.