A family flees from Castro’s Cuba, in this gritty, humorous novel about a young boy’s coming of age. Raul Ramos Y Sanchez’s The Skinny Years is a complex, humorous, and... Read More

No Certain Home reveals an Agnes Smedley who, though she felt like an outcast for much of her life, became a true revolutionary for hire. “A citizen of the world,” says... Read More

Svensson pens a compelling narrative with themes of loyalty, obligation, revenge, and independence, paced as tightly and methodically as military tactical maneuvers. The first... Read More

Immigrants participate in antiapartheid efforts, in this compassionate novel about family, bravery, and loss. Anthony Schneider’s Repercussions is a much-needed addition to... Read More

Subtle hints of German folklore run through this layered family saga. Almost Everything Very Fast, German novelist Christopher Kloeble’s first book to appear in English,... Read More

With its vibrant, sophisticated prose style, this is a necessary historical novel in Gulag literature. Sergei Lebedev’s Oblivion, translated by Antonina W. Bouis, creates a... Read More

Weiner’s book requires the abandonment of expectations and the willingness to delve into the lines between reality and unreality. As Czech Modernist writer Richard Weiner... Read More

Internationally acclaimed short stories delve into contradictions in Mexican culture, mythology, trust, and forgiveness. Prominent Mexican writer Juan Villoro, who has yet to be... Read More

This fascinating book tells the little-known story of the Belgian resistance during World War I. The year 2014 marks the centennial anniversary of World War I, and the... Read More

With empathy and introspection, Howley describes the dark culture of MMA fighting and her search for inner ecstasy. Why would a young intellectual woman involved in the serious... Read More

Cannon’s testimony details Marxist philosophy on war and what socialists can take from it to counter the American capitalist majority. Socialism on Trial, by James P. Cannon,... Read More

A sharp hero and his strong motivations pulls this noir story along at a swift pace. Richard Torregrossa’s Terminal Life delivers a down-and-out protagonist who, even though... Read More