A lively and distinctive cast invigorates this biting novel about a midlife, never-married comedian navigating another chance at love. Snappy and obscene, Randy Ross’s novel "The Squid and the Spaceman" lays out the wonders and woes of... Read More

In Christophe Bernard’s novel "The Hollow Beast", a patriarch’s fervent pursuit of revenge has intergenerational consequences with the emergence of a mysterious beast that haunts one of his descendants decades later. During a fateful... Read More

In the surprising dystopian novel "Let Them Whimper", human imperfection might make the species worth saving after all. In K. Enterante’s shocking science fiction novel "Let Them Whimper", a handful of unlikely heroes fight to stop a... Read More

In the satirical novel "Deadpan", a surreal case of mistaken identity sparks a twisting tour through celebrity idolatry and antisemitic resentment. In Richard Walter’s humorous novel "Deadpan", a small-town car salesman blinks and... Read More

An actuary-turned-business-owner races the clock to find a killer in Antti Tuomainen’s thriller "The Beaver Theory". Henri’s life has become quite exciting of late: he moved in with his girlfriend, Laura, and her daughter; a sketchy... Read More

Told in the form of a fourteen-year-old’s diary, Stéphanie Lapointe’s stimulating bildungsroman "The Year My Life Turned Upside Down" is about grief and change. Franny’s mother died in a boating accident years ago. When her father... Read More

An exercise in ongoing, good-natured warmth, "Please Write" showcases the special bonds shared by dogs and their owners. J. Wynn Rousuck’s whimsical and waggish epistolary novel "Please Write" presents a conversation in letters between... Read More

A father’s balding inspires far-flung, humorous adventures in Jörg Mϋhle’s winsome chapter book When Dad’s Hair Took Off. A child narrates this vibrant story about the fate of their father’s hair: wanting “a life of its... Read More