Erica McKeen’s "Tear" is a hair-raising horror novel in which patriarchal dismissals of capable women fester across generations. During the long winter of her senior year of college, in the lone basement room of a nondescript rental... Read More
At the end of the Cold War, a television producer, Natasha Lance Rogoff, took on the challenge of creating Ulitsa Sezam, a Russian version of Sesame Street. In "Muppets in Moscow", she chronicles the challenges of that endeavor, from... Read More
J. L. Delozier’s eerie mystery novel "The Photo Thief" involves a detective, a murderer, and a teenage girl with unusual gifts. Dan just lost his daughter to cancer; he’s still reeling when he’s asked to investigate a socialite’s... Read More
"Wildcrafted Vinegars" completes Pascal Baudar’s trilogy of primers on crafting fermented foods and beverages. With over 100 recipes, inviting photographs, and detailed information about sourcing and creating vinegars from foraged... Read More
In Vigdis Hjorth’s novel "Is Mother Dead", a woman takes drastic action to figure out where her relationship with her family went wrong. After thirty years, Johanna is finally back in Oslo, the city where she grew up. In all that time,... Read More
A struggling empath fights her way back to life in Rita Zoey Chen’s illuminating debut novel. When she was tiny, Leah beguiled carnival-goers with animal facts—and with her ability to peek into their futures and reveal tender truths.... Read More
"Journey to the Heart Stone" goes on an imaginative adventure through an ancient, magical land. In Catherine Raphael’s rich, socially critical fantasy novel "Journey to the Heart Stone", a woman works to restore harmony to a... Read More
The connected stories in Iris Smyles’s "Droll Tales" are innovative—filled with surrealistic imagery, dark comedy, and people unmoored in their lives. A young woman who believes that she will never find someone to whom she would give... Read More