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In Kyle Dillon Hertz’s novel, “The Lookback Window,” a victim of child sexual abuse questions what healing looks like when a law gives him the chance to press charges against his assailants.

In Elizabeth Acevedo’s new novel, a family grapples with life and grief after their sister, who can predict death, decides to host a wake for herself.

In “Flirting With Danger,” Janet Wallach tells the story of Marguerite Harrison, who traded a life of privilege to become America’s first international female spy.

In “Christendom,” the medievalist Peter Heather takes on a crucial millennium.

In Daniel Kraus’s novel “Whalefall,” a teenage diver is gulped down by a 60-ton whale and must try to escape.

In his new story collection, Jamel Brinkley investigates the impact of seeing and being seen.

This time the celebrated novelist spins the cozy tale of a former actress, her three daughters and their rueful memories. There’s a cherry orchard, too.

A critic recommends old and new titles.

From a house haunted by phantom children to younger siblings haunted by sexual trauma, three new novels feature protagonists struggling to be or raise kids.

John Adams reviews “Schoenberg: Why He Matters,” in which Harvey Sachs explores the artistic, academic and spiritual life of a 20th-century cultural giant.