"The Han Agent" is a surefire genre hit, fast-paced and full of elements of mystery and adventure. In the gripping thriller "The Han Agent" by Amy Rogers, World War II-era history, ultranationalism, and biological genocide intertwine.... Read More

"The Genius Plague" freshens up the nature-versus-man archetype—we may never look at mushrooms the same way again. Novelist and engineer David Walton infuses his latest novel with adventure, spycraft, humor, and shudders. Mycologist... Read More

These thirteen stories are atmospheric, focusing on complicated relationships with skill. More than a little dark, but still grounded, Orlando Ortega-Medina’s Jerusalem Ablaze: Stories of Love and Other Obsessions is a strong debut... Read More

"An Unkindness of Ghosts" launches the career of a brilliantly gifted and important new writer in science fiction. With "An Unkindness of Ghosts", Rivers Solomon inarguably shows themselves to be a literary child of genre leader Octavia... Read More

Håkan is so expressively drawn that his bouts of loneliness, heartache, and shame vibrate off the page. A Swedish immigrant, the American West, and the powers of fate unite in Hernan Diaz’s stunning novel, "In the Distance". In the... Read More

"If Clara" is moving and wiry, and full of poetic coincidences. A story of artistic accomplishment and mental struggles, "If Clara" comes through four narrators who are connected to the enigmatic title character. Creative, troubled, and... Read More

Twisted humor provokes, while dense, finely tuned writing dazzles. "Island of Point Nemo" is a serpentine mystery by Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès. The story of a stolen diamond, murder, and an e-reader factory run by a Chinese voyeur takes... Read More

This memoir about learning to value yourself despite social expectations is doused in wit and self-reflection. Rhonda Eason’s book is the honest story of how one black woman conquered an insurmountable challenge: her hair. After... Read More