In Faulkner’s Shadow is a lively literary memoir set in Oxford, Mississippi, the hometown of famed novelist William Faulkner. Oxford has produced more writers than most places. There’s competition, Lawrence Wells says, to see who... Read More

Elisa Macellari’s graphic biography "Kusama" concentrates on the life and work of artist Yayoi Kusama. The book follows a natural arc, moving from Kusama’s childhood in Japan, and her first interest in art, to her years of growing... Read More

Presented in alphabet form, this book names amazing women movers and shakers, explorers and leaders, artists and royalty. Its glimpses at a diverse selection of influential women throughout history are accompanied by twenty-six... Read More

Caroline Kim’s masterful short story collection captures myriad voices with nuance and insight. Their subjects impressive in their breadth, the stories focus on characters young and old, both women and men, and across cultures and... Read More

A quiet orphan, a magic snow globe, and an evil factory owner feature into G. Z. Schmidt’s charming novel No Ordinary Thing. Ever since twelve-year-old Adam’s parents disappeared on a trip, he has lived with his uncle above the... Read More

Politics, family frictions, and divided loyalties collide in Ehsaneh Sadr’s engrossing novel, which is set during the aftermath of Iran’s controversial 2009 presidential election and subsequent “Green Wave” protests. The families... Read More

A lonely eleven-year-old discovers a secret underworld filled with gnomes and trolls in Jeff Dinardo’s quirky fantasy tale, "The One Great Gnome". The day after she and her parents move from New York City to rural Connecticut, Sarah... Read More

Set in Lake Placid, the sharp-minded thriller The Girl Who Wasn’t There plays with expectations about whom to trust. Sydney had dreams of being a doctor, and he had the smarts to make it happen. Instead, he became the bagman for one of... Read More