‘Where Are the Children Now?’ is suspenseful, sure, but it never generates nearly as much steam as the harrowing original.

Jen Beagin’s new novel follows a self-loathing character into a dishonest affair, yet it’s surprisingly charming and empathetic.

“Nerd” constitutes an argument for the power of imagined universes, and for the importance of remaining critically engaged.

Jill Gutowitz both celebrates the rapid rise in pop-culture queer representation and chronicles how very, very late that’s been in coming.

Sinclair Lewis’s novel remains essential as a razor-sharp — and highly entertaining — critique of a social system built to buttress Babbitts.

Like its pilot hero, this debut novel by former flight attendant T.J. Newman makes a promise and aims to keep it.

Cavan Scott does for the High Republic what Episode IV did for the original Star Wars series: pushing the frontiers of a fantastic world.

“Heatwave” is an impressively cinematic book for one so interior; we see its adolescent protagonist from both inside and out.

Believe the hype: “The Other Black Girl” is a richly realized journey into uncomfortable places, and you’ll be rooting for its heroine.

Karen Tumulty’s book suggests that perhaps the best way to tell the story of the Reagan years is not through Ronnie’s eyes, but Nancy’s.