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Rethinking old myths and accepted narratives comes with risks, but the results can be thrilling.

Six new true-crime books take you from the South Seas to Shenandoah National Park, then from a rural doctor’s office in North Carolina to Chile.

It may be hot outside, but these novels — from Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” to Catriona Ward’s “Sundial” — cast a shivery chill.

Books about Viola Davis, Harvey Fierstein, Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward and more take us “into performance and creativity, slipping down old lanes, conducting close readings.”

There’s something for everyone in this summer’s crop of thrillers.

Recent travel books show an interest not just in distant places, but in distant times.

Goldilocks and the macroeconomic bears.

There still aren’t any plausible rival currencies.

Do Republicans think we’re stupid? Well, yes. 

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