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In her intimate memoir, “Rebel Girl,” the punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna recalls a life of trauma, triumph and riot grrrl rebellion.

The singer and songwriter with a silky-smooth voice has written a memoir with Paul Reiser that recounts his story of pain and redemption with dashes of humor.

Barbara Kingsolver’s debut, and a bad seed’s beginnings.

An entertaining new history by Steven Johnson explores an explosive moment when terror and nascent surveillance collided.

Jessica Shattuck’s “Last House” dips into the cultural intrigues of 20th-century America, but keeps its nose surprisingly clean.

Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.

Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so fun to try.

For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.

The best-selling author of dark fantasy novels for Y.A. and adult audiences discusses her career and her stand-alone new historical fantasy, “The Familiar.”

It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.