In Giulia Caminito’s mesmerizing novel The Lake’s Water is Never Sweet, an Italian girl navigates private treacheries and injustices. Gaia grows up in poverty, learning to be tough in a house whose concrete courtyard is her only... Read More

A murdered girl’s essence persists, her body resisting deterioration and inspiring whispers of miracles, in Josephine Rowe’s radiant novel "Little World". The body of a child, a possible saint-to-be, arrives in the Australian desert,... Read More

Generations of women face the consequences of their dark bargains in Irene Solà’s wickedly sumptuous novel "I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness". In a prewar period of privation, Joana decides not to die hungry and alone.... Read More

This painterly picture book follows a rabbit on a reality-bending adventure that makes magic of the everyday. A sliver of light shines between the curtains into Sato’s room; he plucks it free and uses it to stir his morning coffee.... Read More

Amnesia and the complications of rebuilding a marriage inspire Anjet Daanje’s pensive historical novel "The Remembered Soldier", in which a Belgian veteran of the Great War grapples with fragile versions of the truth. After years... Read More

In Jennifer Mason-Black’s lyrical novel "Sometimes the Girl", a despondent young writer goes on an “archaeological study” in the attic of a dying Pulitzer winner. To save for a trip to New Zealand with the ex-girlfriend she still... Read More

Jaime Burnet’s delicate, striking novel "Milktooth" chronicles the horrors of abuse and the life-giving power of friendships and found family. When Sorcha meets dashing, butch Chris, she wants to create a family with her. The two dream... Read More

Be Steadwell’s novel "Chocolate Chip City" is about gentrification and protest. It is also a hymn to Black love, Black queerness, and Black spirit that pulses with the joy of existence. The Jones sisters—Ella, Jasmine, and... Read More