In Cho Haejin’s intricate, touching novel "Simple Heart", a transnational adoptee returns to Korea. Nana, an actor and playwright, grew up in South Korea. Abandoned by her mother at a train station, she lived with the conductor and at... Read More

A first-time homeowner is haunted by visions and nightmarish property woes in Kim Fu’s riveting novel "The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts". For decades, Eleanor’s domineering and efficient mother, Lele, cleaned her daughter’s apartment,... Read More

"Hope on the Border" is an inspiring, action-oriented social science survey focused on the work of one philanthropic organization. Gil Gillenwater’s celebratory social science survey "Hope on the Border" spotlights the compassionate... Read More

A writer searches for her vanished cousin in "The Year of the Wind", Karina Pacheco Medrano’s unforgettable novel about the personal and generational costs of political chaos. As a girl in Peru, Nina thrilled in stories of mythical... Read More

In Ludwig Volbeda’s intimate novel "Self Portrait", a lovesick teenager grapples with their self-image. During a school break, Jip struggles with their art class assignment. Between their attic bedroom sketches and... Read More

Set in Christmas, Florida, J. Kent Holloway’s "The Knives Before Christmas" is a magical murder mystery novel about a grisly death in a cheery town. When Thomas’s protégé, Trixie, is implicated in the murder of her father, Thomas,... Read More

Helen Moat’s pensive, enlightening nature book "While the Earth Holds Its Breath" explores ways of coping with the grey darkness of winter across cultures and traditions. Moat, who struggles with winter’s drizzle and grey mists,... Read More

Remi Idowu’s hearty cookbook Sugar & Spice rejoices in comfort foods that brim with fusion flavors. Idowu draws from her Ghanaian-Nigerian heritage and her life in England to feature tried-and-true family staples and creative riffs... Read More