Book Reviews & Recommendations
Bruce Holsinger’s Culpability is a daring and timely exploration of what happens when technology collides with human frailty. Set against the tranquil backdrop of Chesapeake Bay, the novel dives deep into questions of moral responsibility, guilt, and the limits of control in […]
Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is an emotional masterpiece that delves deep into the human capacity for guilt, forgiveness, and redemption. It is both haunting and healing, filled with raw honesty and quiet grace. Few novels manage to be so devastating […]
Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind is a haunting, slow-burning novel that examines what happens when ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Beneath its surface-level suspense lies a sharp and unsettling exploration of race, privilege, class, and human fragility when the […]
Mona Awad, the reigning queen of literary surrealism, returns to her cult classic universe with We Love You, Bunny a strange, darkly humorous, and polarizing sequel to her 2019 hit Bunny. The result is an audacious mix of metafiction, horror, and dark […]
Maud Ventura’s My Husband, translated from French by Emma Ramadan, is one of those rare novels that manage to be both hilariously absurd and psychologically unnerving. Winner of France’s First Novel Prize in 2021, it invites readers inside the spiraling mind of […]
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Percival Everett’s The Trees is a blistering, darkly satirical, and hauntingly powerful novel that tackles one of America’s deepest and most enduring wounds: the legacy of lynching and racial violence. Set in the fictional town of Money, Mississippi the […]
Natalie Guerrero’s My Train Leaves at Three is a bold and emotional debut that captures the grit, rhythm, and ache of chasing a dream in New York City. It’s a coming-of-age story that hums with honesty and heat, following a woman caught […]
Hanako Footman’s Mongrel is a quietly devastating and beautifully wrought debut that examines what it means to exist between worlds. Told through three interconnected narratives spanning England and Japan, it explores the legacy of grief, shame, and longing that passes through generations […]
Aria Aber’s debut novel follows Nila Haddadi, a nineteen year old born in Germany to Afghan refugees, as she tries on new selves inside Berlin’s club culture and art scene. Warehouses throb with techno, drugs feel like possibility, and a much older […]
Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty is a haunting, provocative debut that blends horror, satire, and social commentary into a dark reflection of our beauty-obsessed culture. With an atmosphere that is both luxurious and grotesque, this novel exposes the monstrous side of perfectionism […]