Skewering news media for acts of brazen laziness and inhumane “neutrality,” Phoebe Greenwood’s bawdy satirical novel "Vulture" addresses the Israel-Palestine conflict from the protected sidelines. Sara, an English reporter in Gaza,... Read More

Generations of women face the consequences of their dark bargains in Irene Solà’s wickedly sumptuous novel "I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness". In a prewar period of privation, Joana decides not to die hungry and alone.... Read More

A possessed snake targets members of a Florida community in the fantastical, experimental fantasy novel Shallcross: Painted Birds. Charles Porter’s natural, fresh fantasy novel Shallcross: Painted Birds blends ancient mysticism with... Read More

A creative woman uses writing as a balm for her trauma in the encouraging novel "Gajarah". In Somia Sadiq’s rich literary novel "Gajarah", a Pakistani woman reclaims her story after violence. Emahn is inspired to write a book whose... Read More

The subsistence existences of those who contend with harsh environments and harsher government policies are the focus of the illuminating novel "Desert Rites". In Xuemo’s historical novel "Desert Rites", Chinese villagers struggle... Read More

In Joanna Howard’s sardonic novel "Porthole", a famed director is forced to seek rest following the death of her star. Yacht-raised by an uncle who cycled between young women and filmed it all, Helena learned to master classic film... Read More

"The Ineffable Geometry of Light" is a lavish and inquisitive novel whose heroes reveal the curiosity and vulnerability of all sentient beings. Motivated by personal trauma and a yearning to answer some of the most profound questions... Read More

A perceptive novel built on stark contrasts, "Indelicate Deception" is about the complications of parental love. A yearning girl investigates her parents’ broken relationship in V. S. Kemanis’s emotive novel "Indelicate Deception".... Read More