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Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.

“Fingers crossed she isn’t racist — it was a different time,” says the author of “My Sister, the Serial Killer” and the recent “Cursed Daughters.”

Our columnist on three novels worth your time.

These novels usher readers into fascinating, long-ago worlds.

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Omri Boehm’s new book argues that both the left and the right must abandon divisive identity politics and embrace the transformative power of Enlightenment ideals.

“Grand Rapids,” by Natasha Stagg, is an unassuming portrait of a Midwestern teenager’s grief and transformation.

Fiction by George Saunders, Karl Ove Knausgaard and Laura Dave; a bracingly honest divorce memoir; Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel; and more.

These days, most best sellers are written by authors with household names. Not these five breakout books.

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