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Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.

At age 3, Shane McCrae was taken from his Black father by his white grandparents — a rupture he explores in a new memoir.

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.

Joshua Clover begins with hating people and loving cats, quickly adding juxtapositions and surprises.

A critic recommends old and new titles.

Her research proved that a 19th-century book presumed to be a novel by a white woman was actually an autobiography by a formerly enslaved Black woman.

Inflamed, impertinent and deeply insightful, D.H. Lawrence’s “Studies in Classic American Literature” remains startlingly relevant 100 years after it was originally published.

Jennifer Szalai discusses recent books about natural history, and Jeff Goodell talks about his new climate change book, “The Heat Will Kill You First.”

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.