Rodoreda’s final work emphasizes imagery and the language of her characters with sincere and beautiful language of her own. Mercè Rodoreda’s novel "War, So Much War", translated here from the Catalan by Maruxa Relano and Martha... 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 searing historical narrative that begins in a dacha and ends... Read More

West Africa is brought vividly to life in this enthralling, fast-paced noir. Private investigator Souleymane “Solo” Camara is living in his dead father’s hometown of Bamako, Mali, burdened by, and trying to deal with, ghosts of his... Read More

"Captivity" is an exciting and engrossing historical epic that richly rewards the reader. Clocking in at over eight hundred pages, "Captivity" is a sprawling, epic bildungsroman that immerses the reader in a richly detailed world of the... Read More

Set in a more progressive version of 1935, this is a tightly plotted mystery with refreshing characters. Imagine a Southern United States of the 1930s even more accepting of LGBT people than America currently is; therein lies the... Read More

Delving into the danger of getting what you wish for, this is a delightful romp into the urban-fantasy genre. Wishing on a Star, by Jody Lynn Nye and Angelina Adams, the ninth book in the Stellar Guild series, represents a delightful... Read More

"Blue on Blue"‘s playful tone and Crisp’s inventive use of 1950s pop-culture icons will entertain adventurous readers of speculative fiction. A blend of mysticism and absurdism, "Blue on Blue" is a short but densely packed novel that... Read More

With its encouraging tone, this well-crafted book will help readers find their inner supermodel. No matter the genre, readers want a reliable narrator, a voice they can trust without question. Claudia Mason, author of "Finding the... Read More