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Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

As Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel celebrates a big milestone, Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Finding Lost” echoes its themes.

Novels by Karen Russell and Bryan Washington are among those vying for the award in fiction, while books about Gaza, foster care and women in Russia are up for the nonfiction prize.

The novelist Richard Osman talks about his best-selling series, which stars a team of crime-solving retirees.

Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.

“Black Arms to Hold You Up,” the latest salvo from the award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore, merges of-the-moment urgency with historical fact.

In “The Conservative Frontier,” Jeff Roche makes the case that the modern Republican Party was born in West Texas.

In “Race Against Terror,” Tapper makes a courtroom drama out of the strange case of a jihadi fighter who turned himself in.

Her first and only collection of short fiction, gleaned from her archive, pulses with energy and struggling characters.

Vincenzo Latronico captures his generation’s desire for an exquisite lifestyle — and pokes fun at it.