In Mary Ann Miller’s chilling mystery novel "Bones Under the Ice", cold temperatures are no barrier to murder. In the days following a blizzard, the body of a pregnant teenager is uncovered in a snowdrift outside of rural Fields... Read More

Murong Xuecun’s "Deadly Quiet City" is a harrowing compilation of testimonies from people living in Wuhan, China, during the beginning of COVID-19. Split into eight chapters, each dedicated to a Chinese person living in Wuhan in early... Read More

In N. Prabhakaran’s postmodern short story collection "Diary of a Malayali Madman", people are touched by madness and constrained by the traditions and politics of their Indian societies. A man finds himself pressed into service as a... Read More

Memory, family, and generational trauma guide Marina Jarre’s steps in her Holocaust memoir "Return to Latvia". Jarre was young when her parents separated. She left Latvia and grew up in Italy with her Italian mother; she maintained no... Read More

"The Soldier and the Orphan" is a fascinating historical novel in which separated twins experience love, friendship, and the power of a neighbor’s kindness. Alastair Henry’s fascinating historical novel "The Soldier and the Orphan"... Read More