"In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound" is a dark fantasy novel that introduces a complex world of androids, chimeras, treetop villages, and mystic ruins. An ancient evil stalks a quiet but unlucky community of forest dwellers in Bradley R.... Read More

"The Crocodile Makes No Sound" is a slow-burning historical mystery set in the beautiful, dangerous world of ancient Egypt. N. L. Holmes blends historical figures with fictional intrigue in her mystery novel "The Crocodile Makes No... Read More

The pain of adolescence is complicated by family secrets and persistent grudges in Elena Ferrante’s devastating novel, "The Lying Life of Adults". For thirteen-year-old Giovanna, her father’s side of the family has always been a... Read More

Truganini is a near-mythic figure in Australian history; called “the last Tasmanian,” she died in 1876. Drawing on contemporary sources, Cassandra Pybus reconstructs Truganini’s eventful life, from her early abuse at the hands of... Read More

Rumors and jealousy have irreparable consequences in Suzzy Roche’s novel, "The Town Crazy". People love to gossip in Hanzloo, Pennsylvania: about Lil, who hasn’t been out of the house all summer; about Luke, who just moved from New... Read More

Estranged siblings deal with their dying father, and each other, in Charles Lambert’s novel "Prodigal". Jeremy and Rachel have never been close. Rachel, always their father’s favorite, resents her mother and brother for abandoning... Read More

Over a dozen historians contributed to James Raven’s "The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book", an essay collection about the long history of reading, publishing, and information dissemination. From the earliest writings on clay... Read More

In Yishai Sarid’s dark, thoughtful novel "The Memory Monster", a Holocaust historian struggles with the weight of his profession. The story takes the form of a letter written by the anonymous narrator to explain an unspecified event.... Read More