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With a weekly newsletter and plenty of charm, the left-wing writer Claud Cockburn became a crucial polemical voice of the 20th century.

In “Beyond the Big Lie,” Bill Adair worries that the world of spin and fabrication in America has gotten out of hand.

In his novel “Beyond the Door of No Return,” David Diop explores the secret life of Michel Adanson, who cataloged the natural world during the Enlightenment.

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.

Claire-Louise Bennett, a leading purveyor of cerebral and largely plotless novels, returns with her third book.

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.