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In the memoir “How to Lose Your Mother,” Molly Jong-Fast recalls a tumultuous upbringing as the only child of the feminist writer Erica Jong.

The Ritz Carlton; a decidedly unwhimsical Turkish inn.

In “Culture Creep,” Alice Bolin considers the connections between corporate thought control, femininity, pop culture and the computer age.

Bruce Handy’s history of teen movies ranges from Andy Hardy and James Dean to “Beach Blanket Bingo,” John Hughes, John Singleton and Katniss Everdeen.

In June, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s classic novel about one day in the life of an London woman in 1923.

Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, is the topic of this month’s discussion.

Our columnist on this month’s horror novels.

Our columnist on the month’s best new releases.

Riding a wave of growing enthusiasm for reading, many bookstores and libraries have expanded their programming to let grown-ups in on the literary fun.

A boy unearths a treasure trove of adjectives, and a strange word discovered by a scholar becomes an overnight sensation.