Estranged siblings deal with their dying father, and each other, in Charles Lambert’s novel "Prodigal". Jeremy and Rachel have never been close. Rachel, always their father’s favorite, resents her mother and brother for abandoning... Read More

In Nina Berkhout’s tender novel, an opera singer falls in and out of love with both her craft and her spouse. After flopping on stage and damaging her vocal cords, Dawn is unable to find work as a singer. Coinciding with this tragedy,... Read More

"A Series of Fortunate Events" is a lighthearted exploration of the roles that chance and coincidence play in human existence. That there is life on Earth at all, let alone human life, is a happy accident, Sean B. Carroll writes.... Read More

"Gatekeeper" is a spirited fantasy novel in which a daemon catcher relies on her wits to save the world. Broken daemons are a real problem in Alison Levy’s exciting fantasy novel "Gatekeeper", but at least there’s someone to help.... Read More

Created in a magical labyrinth of roiling emotion, the assassin Eli hopes to earn her personhood by hunting an elusive ghost. "The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass" is a surreal adventure. Eli is a weapon, stitched together to fulfill the... Read More