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Actors Edward Norton, left, and Brad Pitt in the movie adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club," one of the great books with a twist. Few books are as satisfying as those with a perfectly executed ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Loretta Rothschild’s novel Finding Grace (July 8, St. Martin’s Press) opens at the Ritz in Paris. It’s ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. In recent years, some of the most talked-about literary novels have not given their readers much to talk about ...