Bonnie Garmus’ devastating and funny debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, blows the lid off the simplistic myth of post-World War II American life.
Anne Tyler is a master of interpersonal drama, and her skilled storytelling takes center stage in French Braid.
Eloghosa Osunde shows how each of her characters in Vagabonds! is part of something much larger than themselves.
The magic of Annie Hartnett’s second novel, Unlikely Animals, is the balance of heavy topics with the story’s intrinsic playfulness.
My Volcano, John Elizabeth Stintzi’s deranged Mobius-strip of a book, is perhaps most likely to remind readers of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation.
Three bilingual actors give voice to Xochitl Gonzalez’s multifaceted novel, which is layered with political, financial and personal drama.
Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s spirited first novel brings history to light through the story of a girl’s journey to self-discovery and self-acceptance.
Kate Quinn’s track record for delivering captivating historical fiction continues with the remarkable story of the notorious Russian sniper known as Lady Death.
At times somber, often bitingly funny, awash in playfulness and fiercely proud, True Biz is a masterfully crafted love letter to Deaf culture.
Douglas Stuart’s follow-up to Shuggie Bain is a marvelous feat of storytelling, a mix of tender emotion and grisly violence.
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s illuminating third novel was inspired by a 1973 lawsuit involving sisters who were sterilized without consent in Montgomery, Alabama.
With her debut novel, Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry does the reader a great service, offering a peek behind the Iron Curtain and its veil of propaganda.
In his second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong remembers his late mother, chronicles the search for connection and reveals a gradual emergence into true selfhood.
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