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

His wide-ranging work drew on field research in his native Sri Lanka as well as his extensive study of English literature and Christian mysticism.

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

A posthumous Joan Didion book, Emily Henry’s latest romance novel, Tina Knowles’s memoir and more.

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

The eclectic, prolific author wrote more than 90 novels — primarily fantasy and science fiction, but also horror, erotica, mysteries and historical fiction. If you’ve never read her work, here’s where to start.

A Booker-winning novel; a rocking essay collection.

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

As two recent books show, free speech protections were forged a century ago by people who fought for the rights of activists.

“The Snares,” by Rav Grewal-Kök, examines the perils and moral quandaries of clandestine service.