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The father of a German genre called Wimmelbuch, he delighted readers with detailed, cartoonish tableaus crammed with jokes and anecdotes.

Known as the father of a genre called Wimmelbuch, he delighted readers with vast, detailed, cartoonish tableaus often crammed with jokes and anecdotes.

David Sanchez’ debut novel, “All Day Is a Long Time,” paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of life with addiction.

Rosemary Sullivan’s new book chronicles the emergence of a new suspect who might have informed the authorities of Frank’s whereabouts.

Why does this image keep resurfacing on social media?

Christoper Leonard’s “The Lords of Easy Money” takes aim at the Fed’s decision to inject new money into the banking system.

For Nahid Kazemi’s version of the fabled storyteller, empathy rules.

In “Mala’s Cat,” Mala Kacenberg describes her time hiding out in the forest during World War II after losing her family.

Jessamine Chan’s “The School for Good Mothers” takes up themes of autonomy and technology in imagining an experimental facility where parents go through mandatory retraining.

Jonathan Evison’s novel “Small World” follows the lives of several travelers and their 19th-century ancestors.