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In “The Invention of Prehistory,” the historian Stefanos Geroulanos argues that many of our theories about our remote ancestors tell us more about us than them.

Ed Piskor, 41, was known for his detailed “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design.” A Pittsburgh gallery didn’t open an exhibition of his work after the initial allegation.

From dolphins with Alzheimer’s to cranky traffic judges, writes Clayton Page Aldern, the whole planet is going berserk.

Amid a nationwide surge in book bans, memoirs and novels that deal with the experiences of L.G.B.T.Q. people or explore race received the most challenges.

Books by Jenny Erpenbeck and Hwang Sok-yong are among six nominees for the prestigious award for translated fiction.

This year’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair features plenty of quirky items amid the high-ticket treasures. (Poison books, anyone?)

In “The Familiar,” the blockbuster fantasist conjures a world of mystical intrigue and romance.

In Jen Silverman’s new novel, “There’s Going to Be Trouble,” two generations of activists wrestle with the errors of the past as they strive to create a more survivable future.

In her far-reaching latest novel, “The Limits,” Nell Freudenberger forges connections between the global and the familial.

In Lionel Shriver’s new novel, judging intelligence and competence is a form of bigotry.