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A new biography chronicles this essential American writer’s complicated love life, celebrated career and singular talents.

In “Language City,” the linguist Ross Perlin chronicles some of the precious traditions hanging on in the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolis.

As the presidential election approaches, “LatinoLand,” by Marie Arana, explores the diverse politics and historical roots of Hispanic Americans.

In this collaboratively written novel, Lower East Side dwellers get through lockdown swapping colorful tales on the roof of their scruffy building.

As a scholar, Laurence Ralph specialized in youth violence. Then a relative was killed. “Sito” tells the story.

“Hard Girls,” by J. Robert Lennon, delves into family lives built on deception and abandonment.

In “The Other Profile,” a struggling grad school dropout starts to work for, and then becomes obsessed with and consumed by, a semi-famous content creator.

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In Sarah Ruiz-Grossman’s debut novel, “A Fire So Wild,” the lives of a disparate group of people are critically linked by a terrifying blaze.

In her powerful new memoir, the author examines a life composed of conflicting identities — and fierce, contradictory desires.