An East German expat drinks his way through a neverending identity crisis in Wolfgang Hilbig’s historical novel "The Interim". C. is a man of contradictions. He is a writer who cannot write. He was granted permission to leave... Read More

A haunting fairy tale about the worlds built by simple acts of generosity, this picture book follows a girl and her seven imaginary horses—some of whom are blessed with gifts like homes, and dreams, and shades of being, but one of whom... Read More

Thrilling, contemplative, tragic, and inspirational, Hakim’s Odyssey recounts a Syrian man’s difficult journey of survival. Hakim, a young man with a bright future in Syria as the owner of a new apartment and a thriving nursery, has... Read More

In the exciting historical novel "The Throne of Osiris", a pharaoh establishes himself as a ruler in ancient Egypt. Bolesław Prus’s historical novel "The Throne of Osiris" follows the rise and fall of Ramses XIII. Ramses is a... Read More

A spirited young spiritualist rejects confinement in Victoria Mas’s electrifying historical novel The Mad Women’s Ball. At the end of the nineteenth century, otherwise fast-modernizing France still considers anomalous women to be an... Read More

In Simone Buchholz’s original, stylish thriller "Hotel Cartagena": during a high-stakes hostage situation in a high-class hotel bar, the past catches up to the powerful. While celebrating a birthday atop a hotel overlooking Hamburg,... Read More

Defne Suman’s epic historical novel "The Silence of Scheherazade" chronicles the fall of the Ottoman Empire as experienced by four Turkish families. Dense with rich descriptions and interwoven narrative threads, much like a tapestry... Read More

In Basma Abdel Aziz’s haunting novel about state oppression, "Here Is a Body", homeless youth are conscripted into a rehabilitation program sponsored by a general, while ordinary citizens, who oppose him, protest a recent coup. In this... Read More