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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.

Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn.

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

As Americans scrutinize the accidental leak of a high-level U.S. group chat, several books detail other mishaps in the annals of global conflict.

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.

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.