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Michael Deagler’s first novel follows a young man who is piecing his life back together and trying very hard not to drink.

The sociologist Sarah Thornton visits strip clubs, milk banks and cosmetic surgeons with the goal of shoring up appreciation for women’s breasts.

Set in a remote Welsh enclave on the cusp of World War II, Elizabeth O’Connor’s “Whale Fall” finds fresh resonance for a coming-of-age debut.

Miranda July is experimenting again — on the page and in her life.

In “A Life Impossible,” the former N.F.L. player opens up about outliving his life expectancy — the challenges, loneliness and moments of joy.

Caroline Crampton shares her own worries in “A Body Made of Glass,” a history of hypochondria that wonders whether newfangled technology drives us crazier.

A maid resists her employers; citizens resist their country.

The novel “American Abductions” captures the effects of U.S. immigration policy with the expansive reach of art.

The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.

Elise Juska takes readers back to the summer of 2021. The question is, do we want to go there?

Juli Min’s “Shanghailanders” runs from 2040 to 2014, showing how a cast of unsettled characters arrived at their current predicament.

In Fiona Warnick’s cozy coming-of-age novel, an aimless college graduate finds an unconventional way to process her difficult transition into adulthood.

He wrote a popular series of books revolving around a hunchbacked detective, Shardlake, whose troubles echo the author’s experiences of childhood bullying.

The Irish author discusses “Long Island,” the sequel to his 2009 novel “Brooklyn.”

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

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Even for the youngest readers, attempted piggy-bank robbery may not cut it.

“I Just Keep Talking,” a collection of essays and artwork by the historian Nell Irvin Painter, captures her wide-ranging interests and original mind.

His essay warning that dictatorship was a real threat went viral, which prompted the early release of “Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart — Again.” To relax, he reads the sports pages.

Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security.