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In her vivid epistolary novel “The White Hot,” the Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes explores the long-tail legacy of maternal rage and regret.

The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice.

During the government shutdown, booksellers are collecting food for Americans who receive federal aid to buy groceries.

In “Fateful Hours,” the road map to authoritarian disaster is laid out in gleamingly sinister detail by the German historian Volker Ullrich.

George Packer, the author of multiple works on a divided America, tries his hand at dystopian allegory.

In “Without Consent,” Sarah Weinman looks at a shocking 1978 case — and women’s ongoing struggle for justice.

A visit to the English manor that inspired “A Secret Garden” or a stroll through Tintin’s Brussels can turn stories into treasured memories.

The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”

The senator from Pennsylvania chronicles his stroke, unlikely election victory and battle with depression. Just don’t expect him to try to win you over.

“The Silver Book” follows one pivotal year in the life of the famed Italian costume designer Danilo Donati.