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The Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin explores the ambiguities and ironies of domestic life in a new collection.

Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier.

Aria Aber’s exciting debut novel finds the daughter of an Afghan refugee sidestepping disapproval and racism as she dives into Berlin’s nightworld.

The death of an Afghan American teenager exposes the limits of assimilation and acceptance in Patmeena Sabit’s panoramic novel, “Good People.”

Two new books by psychologists explore the roots of group identity, arguing that it is natural and potentially useful — even in polarized times.

In “Gotham at War,” Mike Wallace shows how the American fight against the Nazis started years before World War II, in the Big Apple.

“Grand Rapids,” by Natasha Stagg, is an unassuming portrait of a Midwestern teenager’s grief and transformation.

With humor and range, Rob Franklin’s novel, “Great Black Hope,” examines the complex relationship between wealth and race in America.

Vinson Cunningham’s impressive debut novel finds a watchful campaign aide measuring his ambitions on the trail of a magnetic presidential candidate.

In Rebecca K Reilly’s book, “Greta & Valdin,” two 20-something siblings navigate love, identity and growing up while wading through the maelstrom of contemporary life.