In “Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World,” by Miles J. Unger, explores the origins of the artist’s revolutionary painting of prostitutes that is credited with launching cubism.

Corrosive tensions among privileged families, espionage secrets and a pervasive sense of place permeate a compelling debut novel.

In ‘Political Tribes,’ Yale law professor Amy Chua explores the resurgent call of the clan and its implications for 21st-century society.