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Book Review: “The Pirate Queen” by Ariel Lawhon
A sweeping historical fiction novel about a real-life female clan leader and pirate set during England’s colonization of Ireland in the 16th century.
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Book Review: “Luna, Phoenix, Queen” by Julie Orringer
A Kirkus Prize-nominated literary novel exploring the fallout of marital and artistic betrayal.
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Book Review: “Exit Party” by Emily St. John Mandel
A speculative literary fiction novel that takes you through dystopian worlds and into a parallel universe to explore big questions about what it means to be human.
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Book Review: “Sleepers in the Snow” by Joanne Harris
Sleepers in the Snow is an atmospheric psychological thriller set on a windswept moor next to an ominous electrical pylon.
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Book Review: “Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang
Yellowface is a darkly funny satire about a white female author who steals her dead Asian friend’s book manuscript and publishes it as her own.
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Book Review: “Out of Body” by Chris Vanjonack
A darkly funny, psychologically unsettling speculative short story collection that’s perfect for fans of Stephen King or Black Mirror.
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Book Review: “Fallow” by Sarah Anderson
Fallow is a darkly funny satire about a young woman hired as a corporate surrogate, exploring issues of gender equality, bodily autonomy, and late stage capitalism.
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Book Review: Untamed Coast by Kevin C. Morris
A triple timeline mystery set in the wild coastal waters and towns of Alaska, combining magnificent nature writing with strong characters and a quest for hidden gold.
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Book Review: “Meet Me in the Garden” by Nina LaCour
Meet Me in the Garden is a gorgeous historical novel about family, race, identity, and acceptance set in New Orleans and Los Angeles during the second Great Migration.
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Book Review: “The Foursome” by Christina Baker Kline
A fascinating historical fiction novel about real life conjoined twins and the two sisters who married them, following their unconventional lives on a North Carolina plantation.
