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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s fiction debut, “Catalina,” brings readers into the life and struggles of a blue-collar brainiac from Ecuador.

A true-crime case that could only happen in Florida is at the heart of Mikita Brottman’s “Guilty Creatures.”

In the memoir “Desperately Seeking Something,” Susan Seidelman’s life is as full of twists, charm and happy endings as one of her iconic movies.

The aggrieved wife who narrates Sarah Manguso’s novel “Liars” may or may not be a reliable source about her monster of a husband.

In “The Quiet Damage,” Jesselyn Cook traces the effects of the conspiracy theory on the spouses, children and siblings of believers.

The first in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.

The simple pleasures keep coming in this keenly observed collection by the Argentinian writer Hebe Uhart.

A new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s.

As a comic book series to honor the Turtles’ 40th anniversary debuts, here’s a look back at their milestones.

Harry Crews, Barry Hannah and Larry Brown were part of a Southern writers’ movement that centered dissidents and outsiders. They’re still worth reading.