Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s new novel, “Terry Dactyl,” follows a young trans woman figuring out who she is throughout the AIDS crisis and Covid pandemic.
In her vivid epistolary novel “The White Hot,” the Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes explores the long-tail legacy of maternal rage and regret.
The senator from Pennsylvania chronicles his stroke, unlikely election victory and battle with depression. Just don’t expect him to try to win you over.