Enchanting and poetic, this picture book suggests a new way to look at rainy days. A lonely girl is caught in the rain on her way home; she rushes inside, but the rain searches for her. The rain is rebuffed at every turn—until it finds... Read More

In Emanuela Anechoum’s nuanced novel "Tangerinn", a Londoner returns to her Calabrian hometown after her father’s death, seeking closure and emotional clarity. Mina grew up in a “provincial mafia-run” town near the sea. Her... Read More

In Rinny Gremaud’s fascinating novella "Generator", a woman investigates nuclear energy and her parentage. “I was born in 1977 at a nuclear power plant in the south of South Korea,” the unnamed narrator opens. She and her mother... Read More

A baker solves murders during a highland train tour in Rebecca Connolly’s charming cozy mystery novel "Mayhem on the Marzipan Express". Alan is the celebrity judge of a baking show. He promotes himself by hosting a trip for paying fans... Read More

In Andrew Krivak’s transfixing novel "Mule Boy", the survivor of a tragic coalmine accident is haunted by painful memories and repressed trauma. In 1929, thirteen-year-old Ondro has considerable experience working in the local mines.... Read More

A first-time homeowner is haunted by visions and nightmarish property woes in Kim Fu’s riveting novel "The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts". For decades, Eleanor’s domineering and efficient mother, Lele, cleaned her daughter’s apartment,... Read More

Blair Glaser’s intimate, breathtaking memoir is about her spiritual entanglements with Siddha Yoga, a practice of meditation, servitude, and inner reflection that she undertook with the ashram of Guru Gurumayi. Fresh out of college,... Read More

The pulse-pounding first installment in Elizabeth May’s dark new series, "The Wolf and the Crown of Blood" includes bloody rebellion, crackling tension, and not a hero in sight. Three centuries ago, the gods were at war with the... Read More