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.
Prepare to mourn a bleak image of the future and to embrace an everlasting hope in Franny’s heroic example.
Charlotte Wood’s honest and humorous novel follows three women in their 70s as they meet to clear out their friend’s house after her passing.
The discovery of a random crime leads to an empathic exploration of family, connection and creativity in Margot Livesey’s ninth novel.
Kathleen Rooney makes a strong case for considering alternatives to war, pondering who we call heroes and why, and offering animals more empathy and respect.
Much of ‘The Margot Affair’ has a very cinematic quality to it, in the vein of classic French cinema.
This passionate, compelling exercise in the fine art of short fiction is proof that the most intimate narratives are often the most powerful.
With his debut novel, Lysley Tenorio excavates joy from the immigrant experience, though he does his best not to diminish the suffering.
Catherine Lacey’s provocative and suspenseful modern-day parable explores how our fear of otherness stands in the way of our compassion.
Campy and surreal, Barry’s second novel follows a high school field hockey team that’s desperate enough to win to make a deal with the devil.
Full of uneasy suspense, ‘Seven Lies’ may leave you wishing that just this once, the villain could get away with it.
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