There’s a trope about how the Nazis might have won the war if they’d been […]
Our Riches, by Kaouther Adimi
Our Riches, by Kaouther Adimi (and elegantly translated by Chris Andrews), is the story of […]
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, by Cho Nam-Joo
One day, Jiyoung speaks in the voice of another woman. The next day, she speaks […]
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, by Grady Hendrix
I’m not sure what’s scarier in Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying […]
Valentine, by Elizabeth Wetmore
The triggering event of Valentine, by Elizabeth Wetmore, is thankfully not explicitly described. Instead, this […]
These Ghosts are Family, by Maisy Card
The Paisley family has problems with its fathers. And its mothers. The children have a […]
I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, by Esther Safran Foer
Esther Safran Foer’s family history, as related in I Want You to Know We’re Still […]
Marrow and Bone, by Walter Kempowski
Every now and then, I see pictures that blend old and new images of a […]
Nobody’s Child, by Susan Nordin Vinocour
Susan Nordin Vinocour, in her personal and legal history of the insanity defense Nobody’s Child, […]
The Cassandra, by Sharma Shields
Trigger warning for rape and self-harm. Mildred Groves lives through a modern version of a […]