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Lisa Lucas was among the big hires meant to shake up the industry. Her departure, alongside other prominent Black editors and executives, has led some to question publishers’ pledge to diversify.

Danez Smith’s “Bluff” represents a notable turning point for the poet — and maybe for American poetry as a whole.

Our columnist takes a look at recent books by Sofia Samatar, Vajra Chandrasekera and Emet North.

In her engrossing book “A Wilder Shore,” Camille Peri tells the story of R.L.S. and his American wife, Fanny Van de Grift.

Two dreamlike picture books explore the ennui particular to the colossus.

Priscilla Morris’s novel “Black Butterflies” makes the case for art in times of war.

Joshua Leifer’s “Tablets Shattered” is both a history of Judaism in America and a cri de coeur from a heartbroken member of the tribe.

In his fast-paced novel, Alejandro Puyana recounts the struggles and impossible choices of a family in deeply troubled Venezuela.

Ian Frazier’s history roams far and wide, on foot and in the archives, celebrating (if not romanticizing) a perennially “in between” part of New York.

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