14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (422+ words) How can we lay our ghosts to rest, especially in a world torn open by war? Sunyi Dean takes this question literally in The Girl With a Thousand Faces, the story of an alternate Hong Kong where ghosts walk among…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (439+ words) Jesse Q. Sutanto's Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block is a great feel-good read that reminds us that there's no age restriction on new beginnings. Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block Married for over 40 years to a…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (393+ words) Solid pacing, strong insights into human nature (often delivered via talking dog) and a steady dose of humor make Suzanne Palmer's Ode to the Half-Broken a sci-fi standout. Ode to the Half-Broken For a retired, currently nameless battle robot who…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (175+ words) When I set out to research what would become Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King, I understood this on an intellectual level. But I had no idea that I'd come to feel it in my…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (385+ words) Even amid their bitterest struggles, there's a tenderness to the family at the heart of Tolani Akinola's striking, smart debut, Leave Your Mess at Home. Leave Your Mess at Home As Tolani Akinola reminds us in her debut novel, for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (588+ words) The author's piercing debut novel, Under Water, reflects her reverence for the natural world and the creatures we share it with. Tara Menon brought the beauty of the Andaman Sea to "Under Water" I grew up in Singapore'a concrete metropolis…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (418+ words) Readers of Tara Menon's stunning debut novel, Under Water, will be as mesmerized by scenes of exploring Thailand's coral reefs as they are by her depiction of overwhelming grief. Indeed, readers of Tara Menon's stunning debut novel, Under Water, will…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) Part teen drama, part paranormal thriller and wholly entertaining, Where No Shadow Stays is a book that readers won't be able to put down'and it might continue to creep them out after the last page has been turned. Where No…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (266+ words) In Forgive-Me-Not, Mari Costa aimed to create something that she would have devoured as a fairy-loving teen, and the result is a beautiful, queer twist on the knight and princess tale that will delight and intrigue readers. Princess Aisling can…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (460+ words) Still in thrall of M. L. Stedman's latest novel? These six moving stories put families to the test. What to read after "A Far-flung Life' The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich Like A Far-flung Life, Pulitzer Prize-winner Louise Erdrich's The Plague…...