Ani Kayode Somtochukwu’s novel "And Then He Sang a Lullaby" interrogates love, secrecy, and a revolution in Nigeria. August’s mother died in childbirth; he blames himself. His father is distant and inconsolable, and his sisters push... Read More

The creative, bracing essays of Rebecca May Johnson’s "Small Fires" redefine the act of cooking and elevate the value of domestic labor. They critique what it means to interpret recipes; with a combination of intellectual rigor and... Read More

Set in Edwardian England, Stephanie Cowell’s novel "The Boy in the Rain" concerns the passionate romance between a painter and a divorced writer. After a traumatic exchange with his uncle, nineteen-year-old Robbie, who is failing in... Read More

Sean Ferrell’s novel "The Sinister Secrets of Singe" is a complex morality tale—an epic-scale steampunk vision of troubled family relationships. In the near past, the residents of Liberty bucked for autonomy against their sovereign,... Read More

Charlotte Wilde’s "Eclectic Witchcraft" is a thorough, enjoyable introduction to witchcraft as a practice. The book lays out all of the fundamentals of witchcraft, starting with working with energy. It covers protection work, the... Read More

Syrian refugees fight to survive in Haya Saleh’s moving novel "Wild Poppies", about how brotherhood endures wartime. Omar is fifteen. His father was martyred in a bombing. Omar and his remaining family shelter at his aunt’s home.... Read More

A man confronts the dark, hidden sides of his personality in the thrilling graphic novel "Night Fever". Jonathan can’t sleep. An American who’s in Europe for business, he is distracted from his work responsibilities and disturbed by... Read More

In his graphic novel "Nuking Alaska", Peter Dunlap-Shohl reveals the disturbing history of nuclear weapons in his home state. Recounting near-misses and actual nuclear disasters in Alaska and elsewhere, this book weaves personal accounts... Read More