"Wicked" is a cautionary novel about an eating disorder, whose vulnerable lead regains her strength. Zuzana Fort’s duology "Wicked" combines a clever epistolary novel about a teenager’s descent into anorexia with a one-act play,... Read More

Indigenous populations are targeted by wanton forces in Cherie Dimaline’s startling dystopian novel "Hunting by Stars". In the desolate near future, people are unable to dream. It’s a fatal condition that only Indigenous people seem... Read More

Edited by Alex Hernandez, Sarah Rafael García, and Matthew David Goodwin, the anthology "Speculative Fiction for Dreamers" is an exciting and mind-expanding collection of short stories by contemporary Latinx authors. "Speculative... Read More

Inspired by Finnish mythology and folklore, "Oksi" is a grand, memorable graphic novel about family, jealousy, and love. Umi is a mother bear with several cubs. One, Poorling, is different from the others. Scaup, a primordial god in the... Read More

Peter Mohlin and Peter Nyström’s "The Bucket List" is a classic Nordic noir thriller—tight, layered, and so chilly that it shivers. In the picturesque Swedish hills, Emelie, the daughter of a family of billionaires, goes missing.... Read More

Meatballs, free jazz, and subway singers? This is a fine romance. A fanciful courtship flourishes between two artistic loners in "David and Ameena", whose leads deal with connections, synchronicity, and cultural differences. David and... Read More

Jen Gunter’s "The Menopause Manifesto" is a self-help guide through menopause for all women of a certain age. Menopause is commonplace and complicated at the same time. Shrouded in myth and peppered with prejudice, it is not often... Read More

Josephine Caminos Oría’s memoir "Sobremesa" is warm and nourishing, covering family, food, love, and heritage. It is also a romantic, bicultural coming-of-age story with a touch of magical realism. When Oría, a first-generation... Read More