I don’t know why parents name their children after tragic figures from history, literature, or […]
The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon
Trigger warning for rape. The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon, is a story of boy meets […]
Concerto in Chroma Major, by Naomi Tajedler
Sometimes, after all the grim things I read, a simpler book with a happy ending […]
Fruit of the Drunken Tree, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
There is a strong theme of individuality and individual responsibility in Western literature. We are […]
Women of the Dunes, by Sarah Maine
Libby Snow has always wanted to visit Ullaness, a rugged island on the west coast […]
Love Letter in Cuneiform, by Tomáš Zmeškal
Tomáš Zmeškal’s Love Letter in Cuneiform (translated by Alex Zucker), I’m sorry to report, was a […]
The Last Cruise, by Kate Christensen
Traveling is a strange experience. Travelers are between places. They’re in a pause. Their lives […]
Cluny Brown, by Margery Sharp
If you were to ask any of Cluny’s family members what’s wrong with her, they […]
One Night, Markovitch, by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Though it takes place during World War II and the founding of Israel, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s, One […]
Eden, by Andrea Kleine
When they were teenagers, Hope and Eden were kidnapped by a man who claimed to […]