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In “Ultra-Processed People,” Chris van Tulleken takes a close look at the franken-snacks that barely resemble what they’re imitating.

In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky.

In “Under the Eye of Power,” Colin Dickey unearths the long, disturbing history of fearmongering in American politics and culture.

In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and clones) are doing their best to stay alive.

In “Undivided,” the political scientist Hahrie Han follows members of a mostly white congregation that resolved to fight bias and promote racial justice.

Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.

In “Unspeakable Home,” Ismet Prcic writes about a broken writer named Izzy Prcic, who is working on a book about his immigration, displacement and life struggles.

“Until August” is a “rediscovered” novel that the Colombian master wrote as his memory began failing.

For his latest book, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère sat in a Parisian courthouse, absorbing grueling testimony about the 2015 massacre at the concert hall and other venues in the city.

The 2008 coal ash spill was among the biggest industrial disasters in U.S. history. In a new book, Jared Sullivan recounts the accident, the lawsuits and the lasting damage.