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As Paul French argues in a new biography, the future Duchess of Windsor’s year in China was less lurid — and more interesting — than her critics knew.

Henri Bergson enjoyed a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 20th century. A new biography explains what the fuss was about.

New books by Rebecca Turkewitz, Tobi Ogundiran and Paul Tremblay captivate with fresh terrors.

There are stakes on the plane in “Here One Moment,” the latest from the Australian fiction powerhouse.

Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s single-sentence tale unearths the catastrophe lurking inside the mundane.

As autoworkers strike across the country, “Hillbilly Highway” and “Black Folk” offer two views of the search for a better life by working-class migrants in the middle of the 20th century.

In “Hitler’s People,” the renowned historian Richard J. Evans takes a biographical approach to the Third Reich.

Bruce Handy’s history of teen movies ranges from Andy Hardy and James Dean to “Beach Blanket Bingo,” John Hughes, John Singleton and Katniss Everdeen.

Santiago Jose Sanchez’ debut novel, “Hombrecito,” follows a young immigrant as he grows up in the United States, struggling to identify with a masculinity he’s never felt and a country he never knew.

Karissa Chen’s debut, “Homeseeking,” follows two childhood sweethearts who meet in Shanghai, and whose lives are upended by the forces of history.