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In “Catland,” Kathryn Hughes has a theory about our obsession with our feline friends — and one cat lover in particular.

In the novel “Blessings,” by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, a gay Nigerian boy works to understand himself in a country that’s increasingly hostile to people like him.

In the novel “Blessings,” by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, a gay Nigerian boy works to understand himself in a country that’s increasingly hostile to people like him.

In the latest novel from the “Essex Serpent” author Sarah Perry, astronomy and religion collide with unrequited romance under gray British skies.

In the latest novel from the “Essex Serpent” author Sarah Perry, astronomy and religion collide with unrequited romance under gray British skies.

A fire left Lucy Yu’s literary hub in Chinatown gutted. She was determined to rebuild it.

Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.

These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.

Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.

Gabriel Smith’s shape-shifting debut, “Brat,” cycles through a multiverse of strange possibilities.