Kim Hyun’s collection "Glory Hole" exists in a liminal space, defying neat categorization. It’s a mix of poetry and prose that blurs the lines between stories and essays.... Read More

“Nothing comes to the surface in solitude except that which is already hidden deep within us,” yet, when faced with the solitude of his own mortality, Hussein Barghouthi... Read More

In Clarence Boulay’s delicate, mesmeric novel "Tristan", a woman’s ardor on a volcanic island tests her emotional thresholds. From its seafaring opening aboard a lobster... Read More

Wanjikũ Wa Ngũgĩ’s dreamlike coming-of-age novel "Seasons in Hippoland" is about the power of storytelling. Mumbi grows up in Victoriana, a country populated by freedom... Read More

Tobie Nathan’s historical novel "A Land Like You" is a feast for the corporeal and spiritual senses. In twentieth-century Cairo, a newborn Jewish boy and an infant Muslim... Read More

As a child, Maryse Condé found the family kitchen to be a refuge from a frightening, confusing world. Surrounded by enticing scents and comforting arms, she discovered her love... Read More

Matéi Visniec’s "Mr. K Released" is a delightfully absurd and surreal novel about the disorienting qualities of freedom. Mr. K, called Kosef J in a nod to Kafka, finds... Read More

Noiville’s novel is a sharp, taut thriller, both thought-provoking and terrifying. Florence Noiville’s "A Cage in Search of a Bird" is an engrossing psychological thriller... Read More