Told in hypnotic and at times sharp-witted prose, ‘Some Go Home’ asks what land means to us, what we will do for that land and who we’ll become along the way.
Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.
Amy Poeppel’s people are a mess, but her writing is crisp and breezy. Where does everyone end up when the music stops? Read and find out.
Emma Donoghue’s moving novel is a plea for an end to the inequality that pandemics make all the more stark.
Lilia, the main character in Yiyun Li’s new novel, bears some resemblance to Elizabeth Strout’s indelible character Olive Kitteridge.
Canadian writer Cherie Dimaline blends fantasy, monsters and contemporary First Nation struggles in a powerful and inventive novel.
Alex Landragin’s debut novel weaves a remarkable tale across centuries, landscapes and human lives.
Raven Leilani’s writing is cerebral and raw, and this debut novel will establish her as a powerful new voice.
Exploring the complexities of sin, passion and love, Edmund White spins a tale of two Texas sisters whose destinies could not be more dissimilar.
Randall Kenan proves once again that he can master plot and character to create perfectly balanced little miracles of focus and style.
It takes a village to raise a child. But as Akwaeke Emezi implies in this novel, it takes a culture and its mythologies to erase a child.
Rónán Hession takes on the familiar and mines it for its beauty and significance, as well as its whimsy.
Ron Rash’s well-told stories of justice and revenge are highly recommended for readers who value protecting our environment.
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