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In her new book, “Brainwyrms,” Alison Rumfitt reimagines contemporary anti-trans bigotry as a ravenous helminth that causes its hosts to go violently mad.

A new collection of her novels and stories is a showcase for a science fiction pioneer.

The heroine of Ainslie Hogarth’s “Normal Women” is so desperate to escape the confines of conventional, upper-middle-class womanhood that she turns to a yoga studio that looks a lot like a cult.

For $27 (not including tax and shipping), you can own a baseball cap embroidered with the name of your favorite literary darling, too.

Justin Torres’s genre-defying new book, “Blackouts,” explores what it means to be erased and how to persist after being wiped away.

New works of nonfiction and fiction transcend stereotypes, and connect a wealth of ideas and facts for young readers.

Mary Gabriel’s biography is as thorough as its subject is disciplined. But in relentlessly defending the superstar, where’s the party?

Published in Japan in 1988, this novel follows a 19-year-old daughter in a happy family who starts to wonder if they are not really hers.

Four recent books wrangle with threats to — and from — the American news media.

Two books with nothing in common except for Molly Young’s enthusiasm, and possibly yours.