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She published her first book of poems at 49 and her first work of prose, the acclaimed novel “Rattlebone,” six years later.

Then: His favorite writer. Now: “So earnest, so didactic, so humorless.” His own new novel is “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother).”

Our critic finds some of the author’s sense and sensibility in this month’s best selections.

In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics.

Raised Buddhist in Texas, Amie Barrodale came to embrace the teachings. Years of practice inform her odd, and oddly funny, debut novel, “Trip.”

Dan Chaon’s latest novel, “One of Us,” dances around a great showman, a demented “uncle” and a cast of fascinating misfits.

In “We Love You, Bunny,” the novelist Mona Awad revisits the gleefully vicious campus satire of her 2019 hit, “Bunny.” We’re all ears.

Set around World War I, the romantic drama in H.S. Cross’s new novel, “Amanda,” comes with a contemporary kink (or two).

The nominees for the prestigious award also include novels by David Szalay, Benjamin Markovits and Andrew Miller.

An intense exchange with Marilyn Monroe sounds silly. But in a new book, Justin Smith-Ruiu is dead serious about what we might learn from altered states.