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In “Beyond the Wall,” the historian Katja Hoyer draws on archives and interviews to bring the eastern half of Germany back into the postwar picture.

Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos aim to turn an online caper into a full-fledged book.

Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos aim to turn an online caper into a full-fledged book.

Two art books revisit 19th-century illustrations by John James Audubon and Elizabeth Gould.

In “Birth Control,” Allison Yarrow argues that this country’s male-dominated medical industry prioritizes control instead of the autonomy — and safety — of pregnant patients.

Show the zoologist Bill Schutt what your mouth looks like, and he’ll tell you who you are.

Priscilla Morris’s novel “Black Butterflies” makes the case for art in times of war.

Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, fashion and more.

“Black Moses,” by Caleb Gayle, recounts the story of Edward McCabe, who dreamed of establishing a haven for Black settlers on the Western frontier.

In “Black Pill,” the journalist Elle Reeve finds that the once-fringe alt-right is dead — because now it’s mainstream.