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The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.

In “The Work of Art,” famed creators from the worlds of film, fashion, theater and more explore the hidden alchemy of their craft.

Through the lens of a 19th-century doctor, Joyce Carol Oates explores gothic medical horror.

Some books sprint; others take the scenic route. The heady, highly absorbing titles here earn their marathon run times.

At a time of extreme polarization on campus, the banality of the graduation ceremony is a tradition worth celebrating.

Two new picture books dive into refugee childhoods.

A divorced single mother, she started out to write a sex guide for schoolgirls and ended up with a tale of female autonomy that became a best-selling novel.

In “Reading the Room,” Paul Yamazaki, the chief buyer for City Lights Booksellers, calls this “one of the richest and most rewarding times” to be a literature fan.

A hundred years after Kafka’s death, people and nations are still fighting over his legacy.

R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.