Questions about meaning and belonging … and Red Sox fandom

‘Silent Strength’ tells the stories of some of 129 men who died in the 1963 submarine disaster.

The New Yorker cartoonist’s book is also courageously revealing.

Maine author Jan Elizabeth Watson creates a page-turner with “What Has Become of You.”

A Pulitzer-winning writer gives new details on the high-stakes NSA leaks, while chastising other journalists and leaders in Silicon Valley and Washington for complacency about state surveillance.

A racist killing spree gives rise to a riveting story about faith and compassion.

‘Fort Halifax: Winslow’s Historic Outpost’ gives a fuller picture than previously seen of the ‘venerable relic.’

‘Delicious!’ – the renowned food critic and editor’s first novel – sprinkles culinary know-how through a fun story.

Joyce Butler’s second volume is well researched, organized and illustrated.