“Writing does not force coherence onto a discordant narrative,” Rabih Alameddine writes in his latest novel, a slippery tale of seeking and messy in-betweens.
Sorrow and violence play large roles in the latest novel from Anthony Doerr, but so does tenderness.
At some point while reading James Han Mattson’s harrowing novel, you’ll think, “This can’t be real. This better not be real.”
Hopelessness is certainly a theme in We Are Not Like Them, but it’s ultimately about having grace when the people we love make mistakes—even terrible ones.
The sixth novel from award-winning Icelandic author Jón Kalman Stefánsson is the story of a seaside community and its open secrets.
Joy Williams’ slim, wry Harrow is a wonderfully vexing novel whose symbols open up to the real world.
Lola Akinmade Akerstrom’s debut novel is as much a battle cry as it is a searing examination of the hearts of Black women navigating white-dominated spaces.
Sally Rooney writes with uncommon perceptiveness, and her ability to find deeper meaning in small details remains unparalleled.
Colm Tóibín’s fictional portrait of German novelist Thomas Mann is a deeply researched, highly accomplished and elegant work that makes for compelling reading.
Featuring vibrant characters, all of whom have rich interior lives, Francis Spufford’s novel is perfect for audio.
This rewarding literary mystery is both a suspense-filled adventure and a meditation on Indian society.
Enigmatic and haunting, Richard Wright’s restored novel adds layers to his legacy as one of the leading Black writers in American literary history.
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