By Jennifer Szalai Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Spain’s most storied ... By Nicholas Casey Our columnist on new books by David McCloskey, Sarah Sawyer ...

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Elias Khoury’s “Children of the Ghetto” series continues with a young man switching identities in a society seeking to erase ...

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Us Fools,” by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country’s recent history.

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Yang Shuang-zi’s “Taiwan Travelogue,” a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms.

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By Juanita Giles “It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She thanks her own mother for the gift of Margaret ...

By J. D. Biersdorfer Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. “It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays ...