Two friends share their dreams and troubles in Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri’s graphic novel adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s "My Brilliant Friend". Elena and Lila have known each other for decades, so Elena is not surprised when Lila... Read More

In Juan Cárdenas’s novel "The Devil of the Provinces", a man returns to his rural hometown, encountering questions with no ready answers. After losing his job abroad, a biologist has no choice but to return to Colombia and accept a... Read More

A Russian woman recalls her mother’s final days and her own grieving process in Oksana Vasyakina’s novel "Wound". After her mother’s death, Oksana has an endless list of tasks to complete, the most important of which is to take her... Read More

An elderly, closeted trans woman makes a final stand against fascistic AI in Chris Bergeron’s novel "Valid". When Earth was rocked by environmental decay and recurrent pandemics, David, an AI designed to be “humanity’s best... Read More

"17 Planets" introduces a fascinating, diverse universe filled with inhospitable planets, strange technologies, power-hungry politicians, and enhanced human beings. An interplanetary organization seeks to control people, resources, and... Read More

Guzel Yakhina’s spellbinding, fabulistic novel "A Volga Tale" views the Russian Revolution from within a small agrarian settlement. In the pastoral time before the Revolution, Jacob is a schoolteacher who lives alone in Gnadenthal... Read More

Jean-Philippe Blondel’s delicate and delightful novel "Café Unfiltered" dips into the musings of several people who have gathered in a French café over the course of one day. In France, the COVID-19 lockdown has just been lifted. Le... Read More

Based in truth, Edith Bruck’s historical novel "Lost Bread" zeroes in on the psychological and physical trauma that complicated post-war reentry for those who survived the Holocaust. Drawing on Bruck’s own experiences, this brutal... Read More