This is a joyful and intelligent adventure, populated by honorable thieves and winsome misfits. André Alexis’s "The Hidden Keys" is set in the back alleys and concealed corners of Toronto, places populated by honorable thieves and... Read More

This gorgeous, complex, and heartbreaking Brazilian masterpiece is full of lurid turns and surprising reveals. Lúcio Cardoso’s lurid and voluminous masterpiece "Chronicle of the Murdered House" follows the unraveling of the Meneses... Read More

A celebratory spirit pervades the collection, which positions Jerusalem as a center of medieval hopes. Against astounding contemporary arguments that Jerusalem does not represent shared the history of a bevy of religions and cultures... Read More

"Skunks Dance" is solid, sarcastic, and bombastic young adult fare. As highfalutin and entertaining as any tall tale told around a prospector’s fire, St. John Karp’s "Skunks Dance" is a young adult mystery with its roots in... Read More

These stories deserve a cherished place in the canon of Jewish literature. Oedipus in Brooklyn gathers stories and personal essays from Blume Lempel, a Yiddish-speaking refugee who escaped the Holocaust in America but who never stopped... Read More

This is an entertaining, informative, and moving account of one man’s push down the Camino de Santiago. In "Taking My God for a Walk", veteran publisher Tony Collins sets off down the Camino de Santiago, using his considerable... Read More

A mind-bending literary Rorschach test of a novel, "An Elegant Theory" evades strict conclusions. Noah Milligan’s "An Elegant Theory" is a grand experiment of a novel, as much about the breathtaking grandeur of string theory and the... Read More

"The Hidden Revelation" is a creative, inclusive, and informative approach to the world’s religious traditions. Morson Livingston’s "The Hidden Revelation" is a meticulous journey through the world’s religions, with one curious... Read More