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“American Gun,” by Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson, recounts the grim history of the AR-15 rifle in unvarnished detail.

As Katie Rogers writes in “American Woman,” Jill Biden and other recent spouses are still locked in a role unlikely to change until the presidency does.

“Among Friends” is a history of an industry transformed by consolidation and shifting tastes.

Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros” investigates a multimillion-dollar crime network among fraternity brothers at the College of Charleston.

Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them.

A new book surveys a range of creative output, collectively replacing outdated narratives of Indigenous cultures with the perspectives of the artists themselves.

Ed Park brings his wit and wisdom to 16 genre-bending tales.

In “Anansi’s Gold,” Yepoka Yeebo delves into the origins of a venerable scam — and the man who got away with it for decades.

Daniel Kraus’s “Angel Down” follows a World War I private who encounters a celestial being on the battlefield.

Two new books grapple with the questions of who we are, what we are, whether we are — and what we can do for one another.