"Grey Bees" is an affecting novel in which an apolitical, impassive beekeeper’s life is upended by war, despite his best efforts to remain neutral.  Russia is hungry for Ukrainian lands, but the people of Little Starhorodivka, in the... Read More

In Burhan Sönmez’s literary novel "Stone and Shadow", an Istanbul cemetery is the site of loves lost, recast, and reunited. In the 1930s, a traveling flutist introduces an orphaned street musician, Avdo, to a gravestone carver. Avdo... Read More

Tezer Özlü’s "Cold Nights of Childhood" is a work of autofiction that spans decades, cities, and one woman’s many lives. A woman grows up in restrictive Istanbul in the 1950s and 1960s. She battles depression. She begins her story... Read More

Sara B. Elfgren’s novel "Grim" sets paranormal suspense and occult magical realism to the soundtrack of eighties death metal. Kasper is eighteen and lives in the shadow of his father’s once-popular death metal band, Dark Cruelty.... Read More

In Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s novel "Kidnapped", two boys are switched at birth, leading to unexpected consequences. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Soviet Union’s collapse. Alina, a poor university student who has been... Read More

In Stine Pilgaard’s novel "My Mother Says", an eccentric woman who faces roadblocks in her academic career and relationships uses humor to sidestep her pain. After breaking up with her zookeeper girlfriend over their age gap and their... Read More

A bank robbery gone wrong ends in death in "24 Hours with Gaspar", Sabda Armandio’s engaging, happenstance-led thriller. Gaspar is frivolous and aloof, convinced that he’s gifted with the ability to end up in the right place at the... Read More

New arrivals and fresh discoveries rock a wealthy family’s dependable existence in Paul Serge Forest’s novel "Everything Is Ori". The Lelarges own a successful fishery business that has only continued to grow in profits and prestige... Read More