The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga is an intriguing YA novel that explores the inner conflict of Eve Ellaway, a high school senior living a double life. Eve is burdened by the secret of her twin sister Gen’s disappearance as a baby....

The Night of the Animals by J.J. Pascal follows René at his mother's wake, wading through unresolved issues with his estranged brother, Marcel. René feels overshadowed by Marcel at the ceremony and battles anxiety over the family curse of dying at age 35. As René...

Tariff Schmariff by Barry Robbins is a joyfully absurd comic novel that skewers the chaos of global trade wars with pitch-perfect satire and unapologetic wit. For readers who’ve overdosed on doomscrolling and economic dread, Robbins delivers a welcome antidote: a world where customs agents raid...

The Boxer by Ozzie Logozzo is a captivating story that follows Paul Carrington, a young man who loses everything after his town shuns him for a crime he was forced into. Although he is found innocent in court, Paul feels the weight of the community's...

Two Souls by Maksim Haretski, newly translated by Olya Ianovskaia, is a powerful existential and political novel that vividly captures the turmoil of early 20th-century Belarus. Originally published during the Russian Revolution and long suppressed for its bold critique of Bolshevism, the story follows Ignat...

In Bob Seay's The Bookseller’s Son, set against the backdrop of the conservative South during the 1970s, Jeremiah Malone grapples with the complexities of identity, family legacy, and freedom of expression. As the son of bookstore owners George and Tammy Malone, who moved from California...

The Gourmet Club by trial lawyer and award-winning author Michael A. Kahn is an engaging, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-rending novel that traces the lives of four lawyers accepted into a prestigious Chicago law firm. During the early, hazing-like days after their employment, they form a...

After being kicked out of a group he helped create, Will, a writer in London, believes it is for both his and the group’s good, seeing as he had outgrown them and wanted to explore his life and abilities differently. However, his life takes a...

The Wound Closest to the Sun by Karl Berger is a poignant historical novel that spans decades and continents, weaving together the lives of those shaped by war and regret. The story follows Yann, a semi-retired French journalist in 1960, haunted by his past. Through...

The Moon Goddess's Smile by Catherine C. Wu tells the tale of a Chinese American biomedical researcher, Mei, who returns to China to fulfill a family duty: transferring her late grandmother's apartment to her male cousin so he can marry. But what should be a...