A recovering alcoholic considers what to do about his family’s secrets in Morgan Talty’s affecting novel "Fire Exit". Charles was raised on the Penobscot Island Indian Reservation by his Native American stepfather, but that doesn’t... Read More

A lonely hairdresser finds comfort and inspiration in an unlikely place in Stéphane Carlier’s effervescent English-language debut, "Clara Reads Proust". The people working at the Cindy Coiffure hair salon are a dissatisfied bunch.... Read More

A novel about sisterhood, witch hunts, common cruelties, and survival, Anna Noyes’s "The Blue Maiden" pulses with earthy magic. “They attacked me”: it’s a faint admission breathed into the cellar dark, on the night when Bea and... Read More

A determined, empathetic woman works to preserve the stories that others dismiss in Valérie Perrin’s scintillating novel "Forgotten on Sunday". Orphaned as a toddler and raised by her grandparents, Justine could be cynical at... Read More

A mother meant to be in mourning chases her daughter’s shadow to Guatemala, determined to uncover the truth, in Andromeda Romano-Lax’s electrifying thriller "The Deepest Lake". Jules, just out of college and unsure of her perfect... Read More

Sidney Morrison’s biographical novel "Frederick Douglass" follows the famed abolitionist from slavery to international stardom. Frederick Douglass dreams of escaping enslavement for years. But after completing the long and dangerous... Read More

Golden yellow and sherbet pink pair with calming greens in the mystical illustrations of this picture book that reminds us all to enjoy the journey. When Papa Jo tells Charlie that his hourglass reminds him to take his time, she... Read More

In Molly Ringle’s intoxicating fantasy novel "Ballad for Jasmine Town", humans and fae band together to save their mystical island. In Miryoku, known as Jasmine Town, Rafi feels like two halves of a whole: half human and half fae,... Read More