Berie is one of the most emotionally defenseless people I’ve ever read about. She is […]
A People’s History of Heaven, by Mathangi Subramanian
In the 2010s, another movement to clear (read: demolish) slums in and around Bangalore, India. […]
The Affairs of the Falcóns, by Melissa Rivero
The title of Melissa Rivero’s affective novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns, sounds like a telenovela. “Affairs” recalls the […]
Women Talking, by Miriam Toews
Trigger warning for rape. A foreword at the beginning of Miriam Toews devastating and infuriating novel, Women Talking, explains […]
The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell
Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift is a blend of genres I have never seen before. On the […]
The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack, by H.M. Naqvi
Abdullah is a gentleman and a scholar. Unfortunately, no one in his family seems to […]
Save Me From Dangerous Men, by S.A. Lelchuk
Series opener Save Me From Dangerous Men, by S.A. Lelchuk, is a wild run. I almost put it down […]
The Temptation to Be Happy, by Lorenzo Marone
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Lorenzo Marone’s The Temptation to Be Happy (excellently translated by Shaun Whiteside) is masquerading as grump lit*. The […]
My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite
I don’t think anyone has tested the proverb, “blood is thicker than water,” as much […]
Snow in May, by Kseniya Melnik
It’s a little black-hearted, but I suspect that we read stories about hard luck and […]