Bottled Goods, by Sophie van Llewyn

Alina and Liviu are not happy people. This is not surprising, given that most people in 1970s Romania are unhappy. … More

The Widening Stain, by W. Bolingbroke Johnson

Originally published in 1942, The Widening Stain is a mystery that flirts heavily with satire. W. Bolingbroke Johnson (the pseudonym … More

Unspeakable Acts, edited by Sara Weinman, contains articles from print and online publications on three broad topics that touch on … More

Trigger warning for rape. It feels like a century since I started reading The Eighth Life, by Nino Haratishwili (and … More

I got to let my wordnerd flag fly as I read Because Internet, by Gretchen McCulloch. The Canadian linguist dives … More

Rachel faces a fate feared by many women around the world. Shortly after Leah Franqui’s novel, Mother Land, opens, her … More

Asako Serizawa’s Inheritors tells the story of a Japanese family caught up in history and questions of identity from the … More

Journalist Mark Bowden pulls articles he has written over the years for newspapers and magazines to create The Case of … More

Trigger warning for brief depictions of child abuse and assault. Aaron Falk does not want to go back to his … More

Shakespeare for Squirrels is the third novel in Christopher Moore’s series featuring Pocket of Dog Snogging on Ouse, all-licensed jester, … More