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A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was compared to James Joyce’s.

Bill Hall, the proprietor, has assembled a vast collection of hard-to-find fashion books and magazines coveted by designers and influencers.

This trio of novels ushers readers into three different but equally mesmerizing long-ago worlds.

In “When the Clock Broke,” John Ganz shows how a decade remembered as one of placid consensus was roiled by resentment, unrest and the rise of the radical right.

Adam Ehrlich Sachs reveals a society on the verge of cataclysm in his new novel, “Gretel and the Great War.”

Mr. Potter narrated the epic sagas of popular comic book heroes and villains on his channel Comicstorian.

Ruth Whippman had three sons and a lot of questions. In her memoir “BoyMom,” she hopes to offer parents some of the reporting she gathered on the road to understanding her children.

At the Cato Institute, he argued against government interference in Americans’ lives, including policing their drug use, and supported legal equality for gay people.

Jake Gyllenhaal steps in for Harrison Ford in a new, highly strung adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller for Apple TV+.

Fred C. Trump III’s “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way” will hit shelves July 30.