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In “Submersed,” Matthew Gavin Frank takes on the undersea universe of amateur submarine enthusiasts — and one obsession turned deadly.

Two new memoirs show the commonalities — and differences — in the end of every marriage.

The Japanese author, frequently mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, has a new novel, the second in her “Scattered All Over the Earth” trilogy.

In “Summer of Fire and Blood,” Lyndal Roper tells the story of the serfs who fought for a better life and the elites who co-opted their movement.

David James Duncan’s epic novel “Sun House” follows seekers and strivers in a Montana valley.

“Superbloom,” by Nicholas Carr, and “The Sirens’ Call,” by the MSNBC host Chris Hayes, argue that we are ill equipped to handle the infinite scroll of the information age.

“Survival Is a Promise,” a new biography by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is an unabashed homage to the poet known for her political commitment and community building.

“Swallow the Ghost,” by Eugenie Montague, is an up-to-the-minute mystery that defies convention.

“Table for Two” is a collection of six stories and a novella set in two very different cultural capitals.

Joshua Leifer’s “Tablets Shattered” is both a history of Judaism in America and a cri de coeur from a heartbroken member of the tribe.