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As a scholar, Laurence Ralph specialized in youth violence. Then a relative was killed. “Sito” tells the story.

In the riveting “Skies of Thunder,” Caroline Alexander considers what it took to get supplies to Allied ground troops in China.

John Edgar Wideman’s new book connects reflections on his own life to imaginative studies of historical figures.

“Sleep,” the debut novel by Honor Jones, moves back and forth in time between a 35-year-old mother’s present and her disturbing, unresolved past.

In his eighth book, the best-selling author Cal Newport offers life hacks for producing high-quality work while working less.

In Caleb Azumah Nelson’s new novel, “Small Worlds,” a young South Londoner manages pressures from his family and community.

In “Smoke and Ashes,” Amitav Ghosh sources the colonial roots of a crisis.

Alisa Alering’s debut novel, “Smothermoss,” is an Appalachian mystery tangled with wild magic, queer coming-of-age and sisterly bonds.

Set in 1980s South Korea, Lee Chang-dong’s book “Snowy Day and Other Stories” hangs in the shadow of the violent Gwangju massacre.

Frederick Seidel’s 19th book, “So What,” is filled with politics, disease, luxury and provocation. At almost 90, he’s one of our best contemporary poets.