This marvelous collection from Argentinian surrealist Aira (Fulgentius) begins with a departure, in the form of a grounded and revelatory personal history. “Margarita (A Memory)” recounts the author’s childhood in rural Pringles, where most of his work is set, and his encounter with the bew... Continue reading »

The stakes couldn’t be higher for up-and-coming British defense attorney Leila Reynolds as she prepares for her first murder trial against her prosecutor husband in Murray’s razor-sharp debut. Leila, a scrappy barrister in Durham, England, is defending club bouncer and ex-con Jack Millman, who’s acc... Continue reading »

This brilliant space opera from Lee (Untethered Sky) instantly immerses readers on the planet of Aquilo, whose population is divided between the reunionists, who believe all energy should be devoted to connecting with any other surviving humans, and the terraformists, who want to prioritize... Continue reading »

Dripping with suspense and sensuality, bestseller James’s third Accidental Brides Regency (after Hardly a Gentleman) proves she remains at the top of her game. Genevieve “Evie” Hughes marries the decades older, thrice-widowed Lord Burnsby, whom she believes to be kind and harmless, in excha... Continue reading »

Nothing comes easy for the denizens of Hamilton, Ontario, in these wry, bruising, and mordantly funny stories from Ollmann (Fictional Father). In “Nestled All Snug,” a toppled pile of boxes traps a bookstore employee in a dingy staff bathroom. In “Meat,” a security guard at a meat-packing f... Continue reading »

This monumental volume of Levis’s collected works is a study in the development and deepening of his gifts, from his debut in 1972 to poems published following his death in 1996. Levis’s bruised, engrossing voice suggests the “long, volleying/ Echoes of billiards in the pool halls where/ I spent it ... Continue reading »

In this tour de force from Brotherton (A Bright and Blinding Sun) and Lee (A Single Light), four friends’ lives change irrevocably when America becomes embroiled in WWII. In 1930s Mobile, Ala., preacher’s son Jimmy Propfield shares an idyllic upbringing with childhood sweetheart Cl... Continue reading »

This passionate and witty overview from astrophysicist Chapman (First Light) reveals the power of radio astronomy, the study of the universe through the detection and analysis of radio waves emitted by celestial objects. Chapman posits that “no type of astronomy matches radio for its breadt... Continue reading »

Council devotes her warmhearted debut to the culinary heritage passed down by her mother, Mildred Council, the restaurateur behind North Carolina’s Mama Dip’s Kitchen, which closed in 2025 after a 50-year run. Drawing on food traditions from Chapel Hill’s Northside Black community, these 100 recipes... Continue reading »

In her penetrating debut, physician Lee uses the Japanese art of kintsugi, the practice of mending broken pottery with gold lacquer, to illustrate how she repaired a faith fractured by a childhood steeped in Western theology. Lee grew up in an immigrant church in Iowa that practiced Chinese customs ... Continue reading »

A peach tree’s slow growth gives way to a budding understanding of change and time in this profound picture book from Day (How to Have a Thought) and Tahboub (Just What to Do). When their parents say there’s no such thing as a marshmallow tree, the book’s pale-skinned young narrato... Continue reading »