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When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her grief into a sprawling 416-page novel.

A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.

Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.

Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”

“Picturing the Border” collects photographs of the United States-Mexico boundary dating back to the 1960s.

A writer and his daughter wander the ancient city at night, inspired by Joseph Brodsky, the Russian writer who loved the city in its cold, quiet season.

In a new memoir, Hanif Kureishi reflects on a life transformed since he lost the use of his arms and legs.

In “A Perfect Frenzy,” Andrew Lawler reveals the hypocrisies of the patriots on the battleground of colonial Virginia.

Our columnist reviews January’s new horror titles.

The former “S.N.L.” writing partners have reunited for Rich’s “superficially wacky” Broadway show, “All In: Comedy About Love.”