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Our columnist reviews July’s horror releases.

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

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

The good news: Our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list showed surprising affection for works in translation. But where are Sally Rooney, Ayad Akhtar and others “explaining how we live now”?

The novel became the beach read of the summer, with the shark at its center embodying the unease of an era of political and social upheaval.

Sometimes we forget that moving is not just about goodbyes. It’s also about hellos.

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

The writer and director, famous for making theatergoers squirm in their seats, says he feels most at home wherever the outsiders gather in his native city.

The books in this month’s column have something in common: unforgettable main characters.

In a memoir and a novel, the characters deal with grief by singing in front of strangers.