A wronged, bitter young man welcomes his fate in Natalia García Freire’s novel "This World Does Not Belong to Us". Lucas was just a child when his father sold him to another farmer as a laborer. Years later, Lucas returns, full of... Read More

In Li Kotomi’s empathetic novel "Solo Dance", a young woman struggles to find her place in a world that is hostile to her sexual identity. Norie’s early years in Taiwan were difficult. Known then as Yingmei, she felt early on that... Read More

"Translating Myself and Others" is an academic collection of Jhumpa Lahiri’s musings on language and translation. Lahiri, a reader and writer in multiple languages, focuses on the translation of Italian, with insightful references to... Read More

A young man experiences a crisis of faith and stirrings of love in the graphic novel Jacob’s Apartment. Jacob and Sarah are California roommates with contrasting lifestyles and worldviews: Sarah is an atheist with a history of... Read More

“Every disease has its own narrative,” psychiatrist Anne Skomorowsky writes in this lucid, comprehensive history of Fragile X, a genetic mutation that causes a range of physical and behavioral problems. Introducing affected families... Read More

"The Other World" is a frantic thriller that follows a detective’s attempts to thwart a massive totalitarian conspiracy. In James D. E. Macpherson’s thriller, "The Other World" a decades-long, worldwide conspiracy is exposed. This... Read More

"Cutthroat" is an intriguing physician’s memoir that makes passionate arguments against how the health care system prioritizes profit over people. Steven J. Cyr’s "Cutthroat" is a thought-provoking memoir about an orthopedic... Read More

In the expansive thriller "The Cuban Gambit", a woman fights to maintain control of a massive corporation as her enemies launch desperate attacks on her. In Jay Perin’s thriller "The Cuban Gambit", an ambitious woman takes control of... Read More