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In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on American soil.

Our columnist reviews this month’s latest scary releases.

Wenyan Lu’s novel, “The Funeral Cryer,” explores a Chinese tradition through a modern, more personal lens.

Rachel Khong’s new novel follows three generations of Chinese Americans as they all fight for self-determination in their own way.

In Heidi Reimer’s novel, “The Mother Act,” a daughter grapples with being parented (or not) by an actress who happily mines her life for material.

The birth of a pioneering Black dance company comes alive in Karen Valby’s “The Swans of Harlem.”

She wrote her much-anticipated second novel, “Real Americans,” while also creating the Ruby, a co-working collective for writers and other artists.

“Liberty Equality Fashion” explores radical shifts in fashion that embodied the ideas of the French Revolution and the women who led the charge.

The best stories in Honor Levy’s “My First Book” capture the quiet desperation of today’s smart set. But there is such a thing as publishing too soon.

New novels from R.O. Kwon, Kevin Kwan and Miranda July; a reappraisal of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy; memoirs from Brittney Griner and Kathleen Hanna — and more.

In “The Age of Grievance,” the New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni chronicles the nation’s descent into constant kvetching.

Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays that are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.

“Lublin,” a novel by Manya Wilkinson, brings together a quest fable and a dark history with disarming humor.

In a new book, an anthropologist investigates the makeshift treatment centers that have proliferated during the country’s war on drugs.

Three new arrivals help readers make sense of our mental health crisis. They also offer solidarity.

The Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson had a love-hate relationship with her most famous creations.

Carl Sandburg’s boyhood; Carolyn Forché’s political awakening.

An illustrator in New York City imagines the personalities of some local bookshops and how they might be embodied.

In Lily Meyer’s first novel, “Short War,” love and family ties are tested by a nation’s upheaval.

The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.