Three very different cousins go on a life-changing road trip in Monica Zepeda’s young adult novel "Boys of the Beast". Oscar’s father died in a school shooting; his activist mother is often absent. Matt is home schooled, and aspires... Read More

Musings on the myths of ancient Greece are intertwined with contemplations on climate change and Covid-19 in Peter Fiennes’s travelogue "A Thing of Beauty". As climate change set the world on fire and Covid-19 emerged, Fiennes traveled... Read More

In Gioia Diliberto’s fascinating historical novel "Coco at the Ritz", Coco Chanel, the French couture icon, becomes enmeshed with Nazi occupiers. In 1944, Chanel, who was in her early sixties, was interrogated. She was suspected of... Read More

In Okezie Nwọka’s dazzling and disquieting novel "God of Mercy", battles between gods reignite a war between religions. Ijeoma, a mute girl in Ichulu, can fly. The dibia, a religious figure of the village, understands this to be the... Read More

The depths of madness, love, and myth converge in "The Hidden", Melanie Golding’s superlative fairytale-infused thriller. For Joanna, a detective and a satisfying heroine, an attempted murder and a missing child have hit close to home.... Read More

Spurred by the infamous Riesenstein Hoax, Katie Ives, editor of Alpinist magazine and a passionate climber, investigates cartographers’ art through history, unveiling the mysterious imaginary peaks, blank spaces, and nonexistent land... Read More

Joe Mulhall’s "Drums in the Distance" documents growing alarm from a two-decade fight against far-right extremism. A blend of journalism, history, and memoir, "Drums in the Distance" serves as a dramatic warning of the resurgence of... Read More

Family, parenthood, and belonging are at the center of Jacqueline Friedland’s heartwarming and thought-provoking novel "He Gets That from Me". Donovan and Chip have successful careers and a beautiful home—all they could ask for,... Read More