Netflix is on a bit of a hot streak when it comes to thrillers. Last year saw the likes of “Woman of the Hour,” “Don’t Move” ...

The debut novel from Deborah Benoit of North Adams, Massachusetts, combines her love of gardening and mysteries.

Feb. 2, meet author Elizabeth C. Bunce, the word-sleuthing mastermind behind the “Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery” series, during an author talk at Helena Middle School at 1 p.m.

Bill Gates’s first memoir; new novels by Ali Smith, Anne Tyler and TJ Klune; a Booker Prize nominee and more.