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In “New Cold Wars,” David E. Sanger tracks the shifts in U.S. foreign policy as competition among the great powers re-emerges in the 21st century.

In the debut novel “The Band,” a burned-out pop idol meets a disillusioned professor, raising the question: What if the dangers of fame resemble white-collar ennui?

Cult leaders, curdled 1960s idealism and outsider art collide in Max Ludington’s prismatic novel, “Thorn Tree.”

Nearly two years after he was stabbed, he was in fine form as he greeted his fellow writers at a party celebrating his candid memoir, “Knife.”

The publisher has gone through a lot of changes since its founding in 1924. Its current chief executive, Jonathan Karp, talks about the company’s history and its hopes for the future.

Lesa Cline-Ransome’s new novel in verse adds female voices to the late-19th-century Black homesteaders movement.

In “The Wide Wide Sea,” Hampton Sides offers a fuller picture of the British explorer’s final voyage to the Pacific islands.

The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.

No, they’re not boring. But the charm and magic of these audiobooks make them the ideal bedtime stories for adults.

Minimalist landscapes, maximalist extraterrestrials and schlock movie stars populate this month’s diverse offerings.