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In her perceptive cultural history, “Eyeliner,” Zahra Hankir shows that liquid versus pencil is only the beginning.

Michael Pietsch will be replaced on Jan. 1 by the chief executive of Hachette UK, who will helm both divisions, bringing them into closer alignment.

In Gabriel Bump’s novel “The New Naturals,” a disillusioned couple start a utopian commune in an underground bunker.

In “The Money Kings,” Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who came to the United States and helped build America’s modern economic system.

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In “Gator Country,” Rebecca Renner goes beyond the stereotypes to pay tribute to her beloved Everglades.

In “Happy,” by Celina Baljeet Basra, a Punjabi farmer with big dreams finds more challenges than opportunity after he emigrates to Europe.

Michael Cunningham’s “Day” peeks into the lives of a family on one specific April date across three years as life changes because of Covid and other challenges.

“Chasing Bright Medusas,” a new biography by Benjamin Taylor, aims not to uncover new facts but to provide a concise introduction to the novelist.

After nearly 40 years as a professor, he began a new career writing poems and translating classics. He won a National Book Award when he was 86.