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Mona Awad’s new novel, “Rouge,” indicts the quest to be fairest of them all.

The author discusses his new novel, “Holly,” his views on writing and life, and his own influence on younger generations. And we look at September books.

Her book “Jesus Calling,” written in the voice of Jesus Christ, rose to the top of the Christian publishing best-seller lists. Sequels and spinoffs followed.

The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first to wallop my son with the mix of tragedy and joy that define great art and also real life.

“They are meaningful books for my children, but I haven’t read them,” says the novelist and story writer, whose new book is the collection “Wednesday’s Child.”

“You are my voice in English,” Gabriel García Márquez told her. She insisted that her name appear on the covers of books she translated, including with that of Cervantes.

A selection of recently published books.

Harry Winston’s nickname is just one element in a new biography by one of his sons.

Marisa Meltzer’s “Glossy” recounts the millennial makeup company’s dewy rise and unglamorous plateau.

Sleuths have wondered for years who made a striking cover for Madeleine L’Engle’s novel. A podcast host and a blog writer who contacted hundreds of people figured it out.