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“The Doll” on Netflix is based on a novel that’s revered in Poland. It also has the requisite duels, corsets and palaces, as well as elaborate wigs and mustaches.

In “Exit Party,” by Emily St. John Mandel, two versions of America’s future crash into each other.

In “Profiles in Cowardice,” Jacob Weisberg offers a grim twist on John F. Kennedy’s collection of heroic biographies.

In “Redwood,” Ben Macintyre tells the story of a Russian spy in Iran who betrayed his country in exchange for an unusual request.

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

In “A Shadow Over the World,” William I. Hitchcock shows how the early struggle against totalitarianism was rife with contradictions.

A book influencer shares her most anticipated fall reads. Plus, things to do this weekend that don’t involve curling up with a book.

His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.

If you’re tempted to ghost someone, try a “connected goodbye” instead.

A new book takes kids whose phones can beat grandmasters back to a 1997 nail-biter.