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A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty more.

Karen Russell’s “The Antidote” is set in 1930s Nebraska, when the promising days of the American frontier are over, and white settlers reckon with the consequences of overfarming.

Fernando A. Flores’s new novel imagines a bleak world where books are illegal and deprivation is the norm. It’s a blast.

“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.

“The Next One Is for You” chronicles the effects of the Troubles on both sides of the Atlantic.

A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood.

A new book by Steve Oney traces the public radio network’s turbulent history as it once again becomes a political target.

In Lawrence Wright’s new thriller, an Arab American F.B.I. agent and an Israeli cop take on an intractable conflict.

“Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time.

It’s not easy, but here’s how Mark Krotov, the publisher of the literary magazine n+1, attempts it, often with his 6-year-old daughter along for the ride.