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In “The Wreck of the Mentor,” the maritime historian Eric Jay Dolin brings to life a dramatic episode from the golden age of whaling.

The year is nearly halfway over. Here’s what we’ve been listening to.

The former first lady’s new book reflects an insular White House where loyalty was prized and President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s feelings were prioritized over health concerns.

Historical chronicles and flights of fancy, all with L.G.B.T.Q. protagonists, arrive starting in June.

Josh Weil’s new novel follows an autistic trapper on an odyssey during the California gold rush.

Set in the decades after the Great Hunger, “Land” is a rich portrait of family life amid Ireland’s long struggle against British rule.

In a quietly devastating new book, two journalists chart the protest movements fighting for change inside the country.

Novels by Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell and Dave Eggers; memoirs by Jill Biden and Laverne Cox; sci-fi adventures by a Pulitzer Prize winner; and more.

In “1873,” the historian and financier Liaquat Ahamed traces the political consequences of booming markets that left a lot of people behind.

A collection of Harold Bloom’s letters details the working life of one of America’s most influential intellects.