You will never read a book quite like Sam Ernst’s experimental novel "The New Manifesto", whose wildly creative, careening story defies expectations. Described as the first and only novel by prolific biographer Arthur B. Johnson, the... Read More

Family, parenthood, and belonging are at the center of Jacqueline Friedland’s heartwarming and thought-provoking novel "He Gets That from Me". Donovan and Chip have successful careers and a beautiful home—all they could ask for,... Read More

In Muriel Barbery’s evocative novel "A Single Rose", a woman travels to Japan following the death of her father. Rose is forty, lives in France, and has never met her mysterious father, Haru; she only knows that he is Japanese and... Read More

Two troubled girls form a lifelong connection in E. J. Schwartz’s compassionate novel "Before We Were Blue". Frail but charismatic Rowan doesn’t give the first impression of having been traumatized. When she was admitted to RR, a... Read More

A comforting book for anyone navigating the effects of trauma, August McLaughlin and Jamila Dawson’s "With Pleasure" is an inspiring guide to feeling good in one’s body. McLaughlin and Dawson are a sexuality journalist and a sex... Read More

In Carl de Souza’s novel "Kaya Days", a simple errand leads a teenager into a days-long odyssey. Santee leaves her house one afternoon to bring her brother, Ram, home from school, only to be told he is missing. Her search puts her in... Read More

A hearty “bless your heart” to those who misunderstand the South, the essays of Margaret Renkl’s Graceland, at Last vivify an often maligned region. Renkl is one angle of the face of the changing South: she cares about the... Read More

Moose lives in the woods. He’s fortunate to be able to travel into town when he wants a new book; not all of the creatures around him are so lucky. Moose hosts story time, but his home gets crowded, so he conceives of a solution to... Read More