Flashes of characters’ inner narratives reflect on human nature with exquisite prose. Matt Runkle presents a selection of fictions that are as intimate in detail as they are wide in scope and variety in The Story of How All Animals Are... Read More

Takolander’s talent for narrating intimate tragedies across age, gender, and time reveals her as a master of the quiet and deeply personal storm. As a first book of short fiction, "The Double" is surprisingly eerie, restrained, and... Read More

Hareven’s brilliant writing is simply irresistible as she traces two sisters’ emotional journeys through recovering from a childhood trauma. In "Lies, First Person", by Gail Hareven (translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu), sisters... Read More

Gamerro navigates extreme situations of war and and crime with a practiced hand and plenty of humor. The Adventure of the Busts of Eva Perón details Ernesto Marroné’s quest to rescue his boss, Faust Tamerlán, who is kidnapped by the... Read More

Filling an important niche in historical fiction, "Texas" speaks directly to prejudices and preconceived notions still alive along the border today. The Mexico-United States border has long been a hotbed of controversy, at no time more... Read More

This simple, easy-to-read folktale focuses on universal lessons of love and kindness. "Pine and the Winter Sparrow" is old native folklore retold by Alexis York Lumbard (with a foreword by Robert Lewis), and illustrated by Beatriz Vidal.... Read More

Catherine Browder’s "Now We Can All Go Home" gives lovers of Chekhov’s plays the opportunity to follow some of his beloved characters home after the curtain comes down. In “A Visitor from Kharkóv,” based on Uncle Vanya, Yelena... Read More

This complex and entertaining novels paints a portrait of life with sickle-cell anemia. Most people have heard of sickle-cell anemia, but many don’t know much about it. In "Burning Bright", Maryam Awaisu introduces people to the... Read More