A former couple reunites for an investigation in Rachel Scott McDaniel’s dazzling romance novel "The Dreams We Knew". Delvina, the daughter of a mobster, was adopted by wealthy New Yorkers. In the 1920s, she becomes a flinty detective.... Read More

Laura J. Martin’s "Wild by Design" is essential reading, raising pertinent questions about what it means to be “wild” in an era of widespread ecological disruption. The concept of wildness itself is called into question via... Read More

An unflappable AI takes control of the future for humanity’s own good in Deni Ellis Béchard’s extraordinary speculative novel "We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine". Billions wake alone in rooms emanating blue light—spaces... Read More

A kindred relationship is severed by a winter storm in Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novel "Heaven and Hell", about grave losses and lucent beginnings. In a place “built of cod bones,” Bárður and an orphaned boy are outliers among... Read More

In Nanae Aoyama’s droll novella "A Perfect Day to Be Alone", an indecisive girl cohabitates with a woman who challenges her preconceptions and directionlessness. Twenty-year-old Chizu is ill-employed and hard to impress. She wants to... Read More

Concerned with the idea of healing through dreams, Theresa Cheung’s self-help book "The Dream Cure" is full of practical guidance for mastering dream work. Cheung, who was once saved from a multicar accident by following the memory of... Read More

A young artist is drawn into an epic battle for Earth’s survival in Fernando Llor and Carles Dalmau’s graphic novel "Soma". Maya, a cigarette-smoking comic book artist, is stressed out by her deadlines, low pay, and dissatisfaction... Read More

In "Discover the Power of Laughter", twin sisters Sarah Routman and Rachael Siegelman celebrate how a simple smile can be the first step in a healing technique that’s fun, portable, and best of all, free. While recognizing that... Read More