In Terri Lewis’s affecting historical novella "When They Came Home", a shell-shocked soldier faces marital strain. In Kansas in 1919, Edith, a farmer’s daughter, is courted by Milton, a World War I veteran. Soon, they start a family... Read More

Set in the hinterlands of Norway just above the Arctic Circle, Ørjan Karlsson’s novel "Into the Dark" is both a literal and figurative chiller about a hunt for a deranged serial killer. In this series-continuing title, Jakob, a police... Read More

In Mario Elías’s surreal, unflinching novel "Beloved Disciples", a man grieves the death of his first love. Simón experiences heartbreak after losing Albi, the love of his life. He sees visions in which Albi-clone corpses pile up... Read More

In Lavie Tidhar’s clever and amusing novel in short stories "The Three Coffin Problem", a vampire judge and his otherwise unremarkable human sidekick travel through medieval Europe, solving a series of crimes involving the vampire... Read More

Zen Cho’s "The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo" is a witty historical romance about an up-and-coming writer’s entanglement with a literary legend in 1920s England. Through sharp, lively diary entries, Jade recounts how a negative book... Read More

Intrepid sisters brave a secret-laden circus in Alyssa Wilkinson’s splendid mystery novel "Unlucky Charm Summer". Left on the steps of an orphanage as a baby, eleven-year-old Duke is sure her parents are out there, waiting, somewhere.... Read More

An emotional collection of contemporary queer romance stories, Ayla Vejdani’s book "You X Me" explores sexuality, self-discovery, and imperialism. Set in the United States and Canada, these short stories follow various courtships,... Read More

A killer is on the loose in Eugen Bacon’s speculative novel "Muntu". Ivory heads an investigation into a possible serial killer who murders men, leaving behind ashes and the men’s partners in catatonic states. With few leads and a... Read More