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In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life.

In “Sad Tiger,” the French author Neige Sinno analyzes her memories of being abused as a child, alongside literature about incest and pedophilia.

In “Heartwood,” when an experienced hiker named Valerie vanishes, other women must crack the case.

In “The Usual Desire to Kill,” Camilla Barnes finds the humor in a daughter’s aggravating visits to her aging parents at their run-down home in rural France.

Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind control, brainwashing and the outer limits of influence.

In Ariel Courage’s novel, “Bad Nature,” a powerful career woman sets out on a road trip intending to kill her father.

In “The Power of Parting,” Eamon Dolan makes a persuasive case for eliminating contact with family members whose abusive behavior can’t be redeemed.

In Michèle Gerber Klein’s new biography, “Surreal,” Gala Dalí gets her due.

A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs.

In “The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto,” Benjamin Wallace is hot on the trail of the person — or people — behind a financial revolution.