In the connected stories of Leslie Pietrzyk’s "Admit This to No One", a scandal-prone politician leaves a wake behind him as he cycles through relationships and families. The charismatic Speaker of the House is expected to be the next... Read More

A whimsical memento mori, Julia Ridley Smith’s essay collection "The Sum of Trifles" sifts through the stuff of an inheritance in search of peace. When Smith’s parents died, they left behind a home full of antiques, trinkets, and... Read More

When responsibilities derailed his childhood dream of becoming a famous explorer, Torbjørn Ekelund felt bereft of intimate participation in the seasonal changes of his beloved Norwegian forests. So he made a decision: once each month,... Read More

An East German expat drinks his way through a neverending identity crisis in Wolfgang Hilbig’s historical novel "The Interim". C. is a man of contradictions. He is a writer who cannot write. He was granted permission to leave... Read More

True crime narratives that take place in small towns often reveal as much about the town as they do about the crime itself. Such is the case with the compelling "Blood in the Water", which concerns a death that rocked a Nova Scotia... Read More

"Fifty First Dates after Fifty" is a genuine memoir that recounts a period of trying out new relationships and investigating spirituality. Carolyn Lee Arnold’s unconventional memoir "Fifty First Dates after Fifty" covers her midlife... Read More

A father wrangles with his impending grief in a steampunk, Wild West alternate universe in Lavie Tidhar’s dazzling novel "The Escapement". There was once a boy so beloved that his father delighted in every memory they shared, from... Read More

Polish food authority Zuza Zak introduces the Baltic states in Amber & Rye, a stunning account of her summer tour of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Her creative versions of traditional recipes and novel use of beloved local... Read More