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In “The Quiet Damage,” Jesselyn Cook traces the effects of the conspiracy theory on the spouses, children and siblings of believers.

The simple pleasures keep coming in this keenly observed collection by the Argentinian writer Hebe Uhart.

A new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s.

In “Autocracy, Inc.,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian takes account of the financial institutions and trade deals that have helped spread tyranny across the world.

Clare Pollard’s novel “The Modern Fairies” reanimates 25 classic tales through a contemporary lens.

Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark.

In “Women in the Valley of the Kings,” Kathleen Sheppard introduces us to a group of 19th-century archaeologists who changed the field forever.

An unlovable heroine, a cyborg in search of missing parts, the restoration of a classic work and a series that is always worth the wait highlight four new volumes.

Peter Schjeldahl’s final book collects the essays and reviews he wrote in the years after a cancer diagnosis.

Two exuberant new books chronicle the heyday of New York City’s criminal underworld on the Lower East Side.