By employing two forms, the couplet and the prose poem, Maggie Millner suggests that within uncertainty, there is room for personal complexity.
In both English and Spanish, José Olivarez’s poems explore the sides of love that pop songs never could—the gritty, painful parts that everyone sweeps under the rug.
Charif Shanahan’s words are moving and muscular, with each line pulsating with wisely crafted feeling and thought.
One of Alejandro Varela’s many strengths is the way he uses humor to cut through all the static to get right at the heart of a character or situation.
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah mashes up “Orange Is the New Black,” The Running Man, Gladiator and mixed martial arts into a brutal prognostication of what could be next year’s worst “reality” show.
Susie Luo’s debut novel is a well-woven tale about the legacies that are passed down through generations, even when family members upend their lives in search of distance from one another.
Few fictional narratives explore indentured servitude in Colonial America; Brinda Charry addresses this notable absence head-on, and her writing has a sophisticated elegance that aligns perfectly with the gravity of the novel’s contents.
The Gifts is a remarkable, unpredictable tale of ambition, faith and survival, a blend of historical fiction and fantasy from a deft storyteller.
Tom Hanks’ familiarity with the filmmaking process and keen eye for detail make this novel a joy for anyone who loves the art of cinema.
Heartfelt and emotional, Samuel Park’s moving debut novel is a must-read for fans of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or the K-drama “Crash Landing on You.”
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