Exploring the complexities of sin, passion and love, Edmund White spins a tale of two Texas sisters whose destinies could not be more dissimilar.
With his debut novel, Lysley Tenorio excavates joy from the immigrant experience, though he does his best not to diminish the suffering.
This an admirable novel helps illuminate why adolescence, for all its thrills of discovery, can be one of life’s most challenging stages.
In the early 1960s, it was hard for a woman to penetrate Reykjavík’s artistic community. Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir explores this conflict.
Kate Milliken’s dark and beautifully written debut is the story of three young women whose lives become inextricably entangled one summer.
Readers will find much to admire in this sensitive depiction of the awareness that is created when your sexuality and politics run up against society’s norms.
Ishmael Beah draws a vivid picture of five young people who band together when abandoned by their families, their government and even society.
Amy Jo Burns’ first novel is a powerful story of generations linked by trauma, and of the hope and resilience needed to break a cycle of misery.
Rufi Thorpe comes back swinging with her best novel yet, a darkly comedic and tragic tale of a friendship between two outsiders.
Emily Gould’s strength lies in her powers of observation, her ability to wrap words around a specific time and place in the lives of these particular women.
Some novels tackle issues with a light hand, drawing the reader into a fun story even as the author tackles difficult topics. GODSHOT takes another approach.
The story of a girl’s persistent struggle to acquire an education brings deep, significant issues into focus.
It’s hard for a novel to capture a reader’s attention while simultaneously meditating on profoundly complex issues. Napolitano manages to achieve this.
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