Fiction

‘Blackwood’ places Michael Farris Smith firmly among the masters of Southern gothic literature. 

‘Blackwood’ places Michael Farris Smith firmly among the masters of Southern gothic literature. 

Judy discovers a strange coping mechanism when she begins to carry their sheltie, Charlotte, everywhere in an old baby sling, to almost everyone’s dismay.

Judy discovers a strange coping mechanism when she begins to carry their sheltie, Charlotte, everywhere in an old baby sling, to almost everyone’s dismay.

Readers deeply immersed in our increasingly tech-savvy environment will delight in Nguyen’s piercing take on race and gender issues in the workplace.

Readers deeply immersed in our increasingly tech-savvy environment will delight in Nguyen’s piercing take on race and gender issues in the workplace.

Even though you know what will happen—these ships are gonna go down—it does not diminish the eerie suspense one iota.

Even though you know what will happen—these ships are gonna go down—it does not diminish the eerie suspense one iota.

The little light that shines in this terrible darkness—the precious little hope that anchors Róza’s and Shira’s souls—is very bright.

The little light that shines in this terrible darkness—the precious little hope that anchors Róza’s and Shira’s souls—is very bright.

This is a strong debut, full of creepy cliffhangers, lovely descriptions and a believably inelegant heroine. 

This is a strong debut, full of creepy cliffhangers, lovely descriptions and a believably inelegant heroine. 

‘Saint X’ is a nuanced examination of class, privilege and the terrible ways that tragedy can echo forward in time.

‘Saint X’ is a nuanced examination of class, privilege and the terrible ways that tragedy can echo forward in time.

Maisy Card is a beguiling storyteller, and ‘These Ghosts Are Family’ is layered with fraught family relationships arising from the complicated legacies.

Maisy Card is a beguiling storyteller, and ‘These Ghosts Are Family’ is layered with fraught family relationships arising from the complicated legacies.

Alka Joshi’s prose is rhythmic and alluring, and her characters are multidimensional and alive.

Alka Joshi’s prose is rhythmic and alluring, and her characters are multidimensional and alive.

‘Deacon King Kong’ is an incredibly funny novel, with sharp comedic language and precise timing that never lets up.

‘Deacon King Kong’ is an incredibly funny novel, with sharp comedic language and precise timing that never lets up.

The story of a girl’s persistent struggle to acquire an education brings deep, significant issues into focus.

The story of a girl’s persistent struggle to acquire an education brings deep, significant issues into focus.

Therese Anne Fowler’s novel finds trouble in paradise, mapping the divisions among people who think of themselves as “good.”

Therese Anne Fowler’s novel finds trouble in paradise, mapping the divisions among people who think of themselves as “good.”

Sue Rainsford’s fresh and exciting first novel reads like a dark fairy tale.

Sue Rainsford’s fresh and exciting first novel reads like a dark fairy tale.

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