Book Review

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By J. D. Biersdorfer

He wrote influential books exploring the dramatic changes wrought by independence, bringing in overlooked perspectives — what he called “a collision of histories.”

By Clay Risen

He reported on the highs and lows of culture in the pages of Vanity Fair and elsewhere. He also wrote seven books of nonfiction and two novels.

By Penelope Green

In Lynn Steger Strong’s new novel, “The Float Test,” one semi-estranged family is forced to come back together amid a crisis.

By Jen Doll

Paige DeSorbo chose her own path, conquering reality television, becoming an influencer and starting a hit podcast. Now she’s written a book.

By Jessica Roy

A collection of autobiographical sketches; a complicated Japanese mystery.

In “The Thinking Machine,” the journalist Stephen Witt tries to figure out what the Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang sees in the future of artificial intelligence.

By Katie Notopoulos

In “Tongues,” Anders Nilsen takes the story of Prometheus and sets it in the modern world.

By Sam Thielman

Our critic on the month’s best releases.

By Sarah Lyall

“Liquid: A Love Story” and “Paradise Logic” follow young women searching for love, while commenting on the state of modern romance.

By Alexandra Tanner