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In Jamie Quatro’s Southern Gothic novel “Two-Step Devil,” a dying “Prophet” and a former sex-trafficking victim make the same journey for two very different reasons.

In “Ultra-Processed People,” Chris van Tulleken takes a close look at the franken-snacks that barely resemble what they’re imitating.

In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky.

In “Under the Eye of Power,” Colin Dickey unearths the long, disturbing history of fearmongering in American politics and culture.

In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and clones) are doing their best to stay alive.

In “Undivided,” the political scientist Hahrie Han follows members of a mostly white congregation that resolved to fight bias and promote racial justice.

Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.

In “Unspeakable Home,” Ismet Prcic writes about a broken writer named Izzy Prcic, who is working on a book about his immigration, displacement and life struggles.

“Until August” is a “rediscovered” novel that the Colombian master wrote as his memory began failing.

“Us Fools,” by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country’s recent history.