The last place a grieving young woman should go is to a low-level war zone. […]
Unmarriageable, by Soniah Kamal
It is a truth universally acknowledged that some stories are so good that no one […]
Sacred Cesium Ground and Isa’s Deluge, by Yusuke Kimura
In April of 2011, northern Japan suffered a trio of disasters. A massive offshore earthquake […]
Sugar Run, by Mesha Maren
It is difficult, if not impossible, for newly released convicts to get back on their […]
A Corpse in the Koryo, by James Church
North Korea, as portrayed in James Church’s gripping novel, A Corpse in the Koryo, is not […]
The Book Hunters of Katpadi, by Pradeep Sebastian
In Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kayal and her boss, Neela, have created a bibliophilic paradise in […]
Find You in the Dark, by Nathan Ripley
Fiction is a lot tidier than real life. For the most part, anyway. Villains are […]
The Woman Who Kept Everything, by Jane Gilley
Gloria Frensham is in a bad place at the beginning of The Woman Who Kept […]
LaRose, by Louise Erdrich
When I read a book, I almost always try to work out some kind of […]
Future Home of the Living God, by Louise Erdrich
Future Home of the Living God, by Louise Erdrich, is part of a dialogue in […]