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“Playing Possum,” a new book by the philosopher Susana Monsó, explores the mysteries of grief and mourning in the animal world.

Adam Ross’s “Playworld” is about a child actor and the real-world dramas that engulf his adolescence.

In her nifty “Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close,” Hannah Carlson unbuttons the politics behind who gets to hide their belongings, and where.

“Poet in the New World” introduces readers to the often overlooked early work of the Polish master Czeslaw Milosz.

In “Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife” the historian Hetta Howes seeks to relate to figures of the past.

“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century.

A new biography by Susana M. Morris reveals the struggles, passions and triumphs that shaped the science fiction icon and her books.

“Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,” the author’s new collection, ranges from a playful one-act drama set in a lake to short fiction rife with apocalyptic anxiety.

Rachel Maddow’s “Prequel” and Heather Cox Richardson’s “Democracy Awakening” follow plots against America hatched by homegrown autocrats.

In “Pride and Pleasure,” the biographer Amanda Vaill tells the story of these complex women with warmth, humor and insight.