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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.

As a comic book series to honor the Turtles’ 40th anniversary debuts, here’s a look back at their milestones.

Harry Crews, Barry Hannah and Larry Brown were part of a Southern writers’ movement that centered dissidents and outsiders. They’re still worth reading.

Our crime columnist on four new novels.

Elizabeth Stromme’s noir about a writer for hire; Karen Tei Yamashita’s magic realist dystopia.

A partial lexicon of modern Republicanism.

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.

Immerse yourself in tales of Machiavellian statecraft, Depression-era scandal and emotional turmoil on an R.A.F. air base.