Generations of women face the consequences of their dark bargains in Irene Solà’s wickedly sumptuous novel "I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness". In a prewar period of privation, Joana decides not to die hungry and alone.... Read More

A boy looks to develop his magical abilities in Juan E. Zambrano’s charming graphic novel "Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain". On the island of Asunción, Pacheco assists his father and grandfather with their fishing business, but... Read More

A forensic anthropologist and her partner travel abroad in search of the truth behind a boy’s brutal murder in the feverish dystopian novel "Not Long Ago Persons Found". A seven-year-old boy’s torso is found in a city’s river with... Read More

In Franziska Gänsler’s moving novel "Eternal Summer", a woman in distress and her daughter arrive at a quiet German hotel, finding unexpected companionship with the hotel owner. Horrific wildfires and heatwaves mark the setting... Read More

In the eighteen tales comprising Josh Denslow’s enjoyable short story collection "Magic Can’t Save Us", creatures including zombies, mermaids, and dragons make their presences felt by forcing the humans around them into difficult... Read More

Z. Hanna’s short story collection We’re Gonna Get Through This Together delivers sharp social commentary on twenty-first-century life. Examining race, class, sexuality, gender, capitalism, and activism, the collection uses satire to... Read More

Lida Maxwell’s enthusiastic academic study reappraises scientist Rachel Carson’s motivations in light of ecological crisis and queer studies. Although Carson grew up in Pennsylvania, her affinity for the ocean became paramount. On... Read More

The life and work of a movie star and fashion icon are recounted in Michele Botton’s graphic biography "Audrey Hepburn". Hepburn was known for her films and sense of style, but the book reveals that there was much more to her.... Read More