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Set in 1962 Los Angeles, “Red Sheet” follows the murder and mayhem behind a “mini Red Scare.”

His five-volume “Children of Crisis” series, published between 1967 and 1977, drew on his conversations with American children whose voices were not often heard.

In “The Man Who Stole the Gods,” Matthew Campbell recounts how cultural artifacts were pillaged in Cambodia.

In this satisfyingly old-school novel, an artist tries to find his place, and hold onto his spark, in a world that values fads and flash.

He was a cosmopolitan observer and interpreter of societies he knew firsthand, whether writing about war in Nicaragua or the history and cultural salons of France.

The short story, which is set during World War I, is believed to have been printed for the first time on Friday. The story is thought to have been written no earlier than July 1918.

The Danish writer Linea Maja Ernst’s debut novel, “Waist Deep,” a hit in Europe, explores the flirtations and frustrations within a millennial friendship circle.

Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel is part cosmic comedy and part dirge for our dying world.

Summer’s here. It’s hot. Let these books deliver some chills.

“The Fire Agent,” by David Baerwald, is a historical novel that spans two continents and world wars.