In Steve Sem-Sandberg’s historical novel "W.", a soldier is sentenced to death for murder during the Napoleonic Wars. Always at the wrong place at the wrong time, Johann Christian Woyzeck struggles to find his place in life. Orphaned... Read More

In Dung Kai-cheung’s collection of short stories "A Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On", material objects become like talismans that affect the flow of life. These ninety-nine stories were first published in 1999, soon after... Read More

The wounds of a friend group break open following a chance discovery in Valerie Perrin’s gripping novel "Three". When they were children, it seemed that Adrien, Nina, and Etienne would always be inseparable. Those outside of their trio... 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

"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