Beneath the tranquil developments of Joanna Rose’s coming-of-adulthood novel "A Small Crowd of Strangers" lie dire possibilities, but also the hope of meeting one’s authentic self. Now thirty and absent a sense of definitive... Read More

The characters of Rachel Swearingen’s beguiling short story collection sparkle with charisma, living high on testing boundaries. A couple finds the perfect apartment, but it’s filled with the belongings of the previous resident, and... Read More

Kate Young’s cookbook addresses twinned appetites: for rich reading, and for seasonal flavors, from blood oranges in icy winters to vibrant rhubarbs at the first sign of spring. Young treats both reading and cooking as cozy,... Read More

The fabulist translated Yiddish tales collected in "Honey on the Page" speak with grace to the tensions and joys of Jewish life. Both didactic and celebratory, the collection first concerns itself with stories about Jewish holidays,... Read More

Look up, up, up to skies filled with endless possibilities in Beth Kephart’s young adult wonder, "Cloud Hopper". Around the municipal airport of Gilbertine live three friends: Sophie is “the tallest, Wyatt’s the thinnest, K’s the... Read More

Its magic pure and its mysteries primordial, Lars Mytting’s novel "The Bell in the Lake" is a tour de force set in the untamed wilds of Norway. Fresh out of seminary, Kai Schweigaard receives an assignment to head a remote church in... Read More

Three teenagers, bent by circumstances beyond themselves, run headlong into the dark realities of the modern world in Fatima Bhutto’s stunning novel "The Runaways". Anita Rose is “everything and nothing at once,” according to her... Read More

In Randal Graham’s raucous, wry, and philosophical sequel to Beforelife, the divine Author’s intrepid hero, Rhinnick Feynman, returns, determined as ever to prove his centrality to the story of all. Those who meet their ends on Earth... Read More