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The editor and essayist Joseph Epstein looks back on his life and career in two new books.

Newly translated letters reveal the inner life of Paul Celan, offering clues to his enigmatic poems.

From mouse holes and doughnut holes to a world without night, these five picture books have it all.

In spooky stories by Ben Hatke, Remy Lai and the team of Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, the secrets of the undead lead perilously close to home.

These mysteries run the gamut, from quirky Gothic to small-town cozy to chilly Nordic noir.

Our columnist on this month’s horror novels.

Our columnist reviews May’s most chilling releases.

New books by Emily Ruth Verona, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher Golden and Tlotlo Tsamaase riff on classic tropes and deliver thrilling scares.

New books by Juno Dawson, Emma Mieko Candon and Alexander Darwin.

In new collections by Yiyun Li, Claire Keegan, Alexandra Chang and Lore Segal, interpersonal bonds are created and destroyed.