A smitten Omani man’s beekeeping consumes Zahran Alqasmi’s novel "Honey Hunger". Returning to his home village after a tough winter that forced the temporary relocation of his bee colony to the desert region of Juba, Azzan, a... Read More

It’s Sarah’s first Eid in her new country, and she’s looking forward to friends and relatives filling her Eidi bag with money, just like they did in Pakistan. When she arrives at the masjid, however, no one has any coins for her.... Read More

In James Reich’s science fiction novel "Skinship", a generation ship containing the last human beings endures a ponderous journey whilst combating a mutiny. Applewhite is the first navigator of The Charcot, a living ship carrying the... Read More

In Jim Beane’s thrilling novel "The Deadening", two scarred World War I veterans clash on the home front. Hickman and Redd are damaged after the war, though they handle with their wounds in different ways. Hickman works as an itinerant... Read More

In Graeme Macrae Burnet’s kaleidoscopic novel "A Case of Matricide", an inspector’s investigation into doppelgänger circumstances forces a confrontation with morality. Masquerading as a translation of a French novel whose author,... Read More

In Anita Felicelli’s stunning short story collection "How We Know Our Time Travelers", technology and the supernatural are rival routes to understanding time, loss, and memory. These speculative stories are set in California in the... Read More

A mouse’s simple yet magical adventures are brought to life in Claire Lebourg’s cozy, charming children’s book "A Day with Mousse". Mousse is content to while his days away enjoying the outdoors around his beachfront home and... Read More

In Tyler Wetherall’s novel "Amphibian", a prepubescent girl grapples with new desires, codependent relationships, and incomprehensible threats. Eleven-year-old Sissy is an outcast at her new school. At home, she serves as caretaker to... Read More