Politics, family frictions, and divided loyalties collide in Ehsaneh Sadr’s engrossing novel, which is set during the aftermath of Iran’s controversial 2009 presidential election and subsequent “Green Wave” protests. The families... Read More

Next to dazzling, bohemian Scarlet, self-effacing Mel seems circumspect. In the episodic vignettes of Joan Frank’s painstaking character study, "The Outlook for Earthlings", the two friends’ lives are traced across decades with... Read More

Amy Shearn’s modern fable "Unseen City" is anchored by smart, sly humor. It delves into the layered social, psychological, and historical architecture of New York City, a place that’s paved over the bones of its dead, who are... Read More

Three generations of men haunt the pages of Joseph Fasano’s novel about masculinity, fatherhood, and vengeance. The novel is set in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, where a father brings his nine-year-old son to the woods to... Read More

In Nina Berkhout’s tender novel, an opera singer falls in and out of love with both her craft and her spouse. After flopping on stage and damaging her vocal cords, Dawn is unable to find work as a singer. Coinciding with this tragedy,... Read More

In François Dominique’s esoteric novel "Aseroë", a man ponders life, death, and the in between. Mushrooms are an ancient, inexplicable life form. Their boundary-defying nature inspires François to undertake a study of the limit and... Read More

A family holiday takes a turn for the strange and tragic in Marie NDiaye’s novel "That Time of Year". On the last day of their summer vacation, Herman’s wife and son go missing. His only chance of finding them, according to his sole... Read More

"Carousel Music" is a compelling novel about the subjectivity of memories and the importance of listening when abuse victims speak. Truth and memory are put on trial in Rick Moskovitz’s dark but compelling novel "Carousel Music".... Read More