In Okezie Nwọka’s dazzling and disquieting novel "God of Mercy", battles between gods reignite a war between religions. Ijeoma, a mute girl in Ichulu, can fly. The dibia, a religious figure of the village, understands this to be the... Read More

Set in a dystopian future, the novel "The Hush" is filled by instances of surveillance and suspended human rights. Eerie and prescient, it covers the lengths that a family will go to protect themselves. A mysterious plague appears in... Read More

The depths of madness, love, and myth converge in "The Hidden", Melanie Golding’s superlative fairytale-infused thriller. For Joanna, a detective and a satisfying heroine, an attempted murder and a missing child have hit close to home.... Read More

Personal testimonials reveal the lived truths of communist Albania in Margo Rejmer’s oral history book "Mud Sweeter than Honey". Of the communist states in Europe after World War II, Albania is less discussed. It was cut off from the... Read More

Ken Lindner’s "Aspire Higher" is designed to equip people to be the best versions of themselves. While the news and other factors of modern life make it easy to focus on what’s negative, Lindner states that there are other options.... Read More

"Jazz Age Cocktails" is a vivacious, accessible history of drinking and popular culture during Prohibition era America. Cecelia Tichi writes with enthusiasm and authority about this heady time, and her work is as easy to savor as a... Read More

In SJ Sindu’s novel "Blue-Skinned Gods", a child groomed into godhood grows to be a young man whose faith in himself and in others is questioned. The story of Kalki’s godhood was always the same: his blue skin signifies his ability... 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 boat bound for rugged Tristan, a remote South Atlantic outpost,... Read More