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

In a new memoir, David S. Tatel recounts a remarkable career as a civil rights lawyer and federal judge, and the challenges of contending with the disease that took his vision.

In a new memoir, David S. Tatel recounts a remarkable career as a civil rights lawyer and federal judge, and the challenges of contending with the disease that took his vision.

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.

In a new book, the journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz shows how we have used narrative to manipulate and coerce.

In a new book, the journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz shows how we have used narrative to manipulate and coerce.

Reading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep reading.

Reading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep reading.

In “Catland,” Kathryn Hughes has a theory about our obsession with our feline friends — and one cat lover in particular.