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Deborah Jowitt’s “Errand Into the Maze” revels in the artistry of the dance legend, while downplaying the messy choices in her marathon career.

Nearly six decades ago, a German-born photographer, Evelyn Hofer, created beautifully crafted shots of the city and its people.

In “How We Named the Stars,” a young, queer student in mourning recounts the tale of a pivotal romance.

In her second novel, “Good Material,” Dolly Alderton adds her own flair to the classic rom-com.

In “Subculture Vulture,” the comedian Moshe Kasher explores the six wildly differing communities that made him who he is, for better or worse.

New books by Emily Ruth Verona, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher Golden and Tlotlo Tsamaase riff on classic tropes and deliver thrilling scares.

Plato and Pushkin, Mickey Mouse and “The Simpsons” make (permissible) appearances in this surprisingly zippy history of copyright protection.

Shubnum Khan’s “The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years” braids a rich historical love story with a contemporary coming-of-age tale in South Africa.

“Last Acts,” by Alexander Sammartino, is a satire of contemporary America set at a firearms shop in Phoenix.

Andrew X. Pham’s first novel, “Twilight Territory,” imagines an unlikely romance during a nation’s fight for independence.