Rebecca J. Lester’s illuminating "Famished" goes behind the scenes at an eating disorders clinic to present its operations in direct terms. Its picture of the delicate maneuvering that clinicians perform in order to save lives is... Read More

That Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is an important chronicler of Soviet era Russia is hardly in dispute; his novels are among the most memorable depictions of that era. That’s certainly true of The Red Wheel, his massive, multi-volume account... Read More

Camilla Townsend’s excellent historical text covers the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs with important additional context. Anecdotes from translated works and introductions to crucial Indigenous characters result in a gripping,... Read More

Sofia Panina’s life was full of interesting intersections. A countess born into wealth, she became a popular political figure, only to run afoul of the Bolshevik government. Adele Lindenmeyr’s biography of Sofia Panina, "Citizen... Read More

If home is where the heart is, Malka Older’s science fiction collection …and Other Disasters finds it in a “dappled world” where darkness and light play with abandon. In this engrossing work, the heart survives its “twinned... Read More

In Joe Sacksteder’s "Driftless Quintet", a high school hockey star settles in a mysterious new town for his senior year. Hoping to further his career as a hockey goalie, Colton transfers north to a school in Driftless, Wisconsin.... Read More

Megan C. Hayes’s "The Serenity Passport" celebrates the simple, fun, and often quirky ways that people in cultures across the globe carve out peaceful, centered spaces for themselves. Making untranslatable words and concepts... Read More

In Claire Rudy Foster’s thirteen stories, collected in "Shine of the Ever", various characters—women adrift; transgender people who fear exposure; binary and nonbinary people—experience disquiet, fragile peace, naïvete, and... Read More