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.
This is a heartbreaking yet hopeful addition to the growing canon of literature that celebrates the complexity of trans lives.
Leïla Slimani’s latest novel is the first volume of a trilogy recounting—in the truthful way that only fiction can—the history of the author’s grandmother.
Omar El Akkad’s second novel is an intimate action-adventure story in which hope and compassion have the power to transcend worldly disputes.
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