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A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.

The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”

A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better.

Jinwoo Chong’s new novel, “I Leave It Up to You,” is a story of food, family and new beginnings after a tragedy.

The narrator of Ada Calhoun’s autofictional “Crush” strives toward “holiness” — in an extramarital affair.

Before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee had written short stories in which she explored some of its themes and characters.

In Agustina Bazterrica’s new novel, “The Unworthy,” a dystopian future ravaged by climate change has stripped the world of food, water and human connection.

In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.

He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.