The author discusses his debut memoir, “The Death of My Father the Pope.”...

Lesley Heiser explores Maud Newton’s investigation of ideas of ancestry, genealogy, and her own family in “Ancestor Trouble.”...

Megan Margulies interviews Aileen Weintraub about the experiences that led her to write “Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir.”...

The author discusses her new memoir, “Dark Tourist,” her South Asian immigrant family, and her discovery of her sexuality....

Lilly Dancyger interviews Melissa Febos about her upcoming craft book on personal writing and publishing, “Body Work: The Power of Personal Narrative.”...

Two offbeat talents who capture the pulsing crux of living in our capitalist wasteland....

Suzanne Van Atten speaks with Heather Havrilesky about her forthcoming book, “Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage,” about mostly happy marriages....

This memoir of interconnected essays foregrounds small, unmediated acts of pleasure....

Hannah Joyner explores Kathryn Schulz’s forays into loss, including the inextricable nature of grief and joy, in “Lost & Found.”...

Suzanne Van Atten discusses the scope and complexity of Imani Perry’s explorations of race and the South....

Herb Randall plunges into “Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour,” a memoir of art, imprisonment, and emigration by Yelena and Galina Lembersky....

Trey Burnette reviews Edgar Gomez’s debut memoir, “High-Risk Homosexual.”...

Preti Taneja discusses her new book “Aftermath,” about a 2019 terror attack....

Preti Taneja’s new book is a complex meditation on the 2019 London Bridge terror attack....

Goldie Goldbloom compares Riva Lehrer’s “Golem Girl” to Jan Grue’s “I Live a Life Like Yours” and explores their contributions to literature....

Nikki Darling pays homage to two women authors forever associated with Los Angeles....

Thomas J. Millay looks at "Black Paper," the latest book from Teju Cole....