Petina Gappah’s novel, Out of Darkness, Shining Light, is based on the true story of […]
The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri
Trigger warnings for discussion of rape and suicide. When she was eight years old, Dina […]
The Bellamy Trial, by Frances Noyes Hart
Originally published in 1927, Frances Noyes Hart’s The Bellamy Trial is one of the first […]
The Sweetest Fruits, by Monique Truong
At one point in Monique Truong’s novel, The Sweetest Fruits, one of the narrators tells […]
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Emily Temple rounded up 11 authors writing in praise of Shirley Jackson. (LitHub) Pair with […]
Cantoras, by Carolina de Robertis
Trigger warnings for rape and suicide. Five women gather on an Atlantic beach in Uruguay […]
The Glass Woman, by Caroline Lea
I still believe that one of the world’s greatest marketing campaigns was the one that […]
Jeeves and the King of Clubs, by Ben Schott
Ben Schott beautifully captures the tone, whimsy, and silliness of P.G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster […]
Journeys, by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig’s writing seems to be everywhere since The Grand Budapest Hotel came out. Zweig […]