It seems like we focus on the happily-ever-after so much that it seems unusual to […]
Among the Lost, by Emiliano Monge
Trigger warning for references to rape and torture. Emiliano Monge’s Among the Lost (solidly translated […]
Last Day, by Domenica Ruta
On the night of May 27-May 28 on an alternate earth, people around the world […]
Beautiful Revolutionary, by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
Like Laura Elizabeth Woollett, the author of Beautiful Revolutionary, I am fascinated by the story […]
Into the Jungle, by Erica Ferencik
Lily has escaped her life as a foster child by moving to Bolivia, the homeland […]
The Secret Place, by Tana French
Imagine a thermometer. At the bottom at the people we consider acquaintances. We say hi […]
Pretend I’m Dead, by Jen Beagin
Trigger warnings for drug abuse and incest. Mona has a strange life. Not only does […]
The Life of an Unknown Man, by Andreï Makine
While there are no right answers to the question: what are stories for? There are […]
People in the Room, by Norah Lange
Trigger warning for suicidal ideation. Who hasn’t wondered about what’s happening on the other side […]
Solovyov and Larionov, by Eugene Vodolazkin
I don’t think that a lot of historians would like to have it pointed out […]