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Elizabeth George’s latest mystery is among our top new audiobooks of the month

Tessa Hadley's "Free Love" follows a happy 1960s mother and wife who shocks her family — and herself.

He was a president of Students for a Democratic Society and reflected on his activism in “The Sixties,” an acclaimed work of history and memoir.

He founded Anchor Books, publishing high-quality paperbacks in the 1950s, then led Random House and helped launch the New York Review of Books.

Sarah Manguso's "Very Cold People" portrays the fears surrounding girlhood with a blistering clarity.

Research shows reading controversial books is associated with greater civic participation. And kids say book-banning is hurtful and counterproductive.

"Selling Sunset" star Chrishell Stause releases a memoir this week, and Chuck Klosterman deconstructs a fascinating decade in "The Nineties."

"Yonder" is a vital addition to our literature about slavery.

He founded Anchor Books, publishing high-quality paperbacks in the 1950s, then led Random House and helped launch the New York Review of Books.

The subject of Julia May Jonas's novel is unmistakable: desire.