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Published in Japan in 1988, this novel follows a 19-year-old daughter in a happy family who starts to wonder if they are not really hers.

Cat Bohannon’s “Eve” is an opinionated clapback against centuries of male-centric evolutionary history.

As a new novella and a new edition of “The Tale of Despereaux” remind us, her stories demand a lot from young readers, but the rewards can be magical.

In “Family Meal,” the author follows the jagged reunion of two former best friends, each grappling with grief and complicated relationships.

In “Roman Stories,” written in Italian, nine protagonists have little in common except their foreignness.

In “Brutalities: A Love Story,” Margo Steines chronicles her lifelong fixation with being hurt — and shows herself some compassion.

McKenzie Funk’s “The Hank Show” follows the improbable career of one man, and the surveillance state he helped create.

In his memoir “The Controversialist,” Martin Peretz reflects on his long tenure as publisher and editor of The New Republic.

“Menewood” continues Nicola Griffith’s epic portrayal of the abbess Hild of Whitby.

The essays in “Watch Your Language” are in close conversation with the poems in “So to Speak,” letting Hayes play with form and ideas.