A Lesser LightPeter Geye. Univ. of Minnesota, $27.95 (512p) ISBN 978-1-5179-1637-4
Geye (The Ski Jumper) sets this masterful tale about the limits of faith and fidelity on the rugged shore of Lake Superior. After Radcliffe student Willa Brandt’s father dies by suicide in 1910, her mother insists she return home to Duluth, Minn., and marry someone with the means to save th... Continue reading »
Your Steps on the StairsAntonio Muñoz Molina, trans. from the Spanish by Curtis Bauer. Other Press, $18.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-63542-434-8
An American expat in Portugal obsessively prepares for his wife’s arrival in this disquieting psychological suspense novel from Muñoz Molina (To Walk Alone in the Crowd). After being fired from his corporate job, the unnamed narrator packs up and sells the New York apartment he shares with ... Continue reading »
When the Wolf Comes HomeNat Cassidy. Nightfire, $18.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-35434-1
Cassidy (Nestlings) balances gut-wrenching horror and jaw-dropping twists in this stellar outing. Jess, an unsuccessful actress who works at an L.A. diner, has a history of putting her compassion for others over her personal happiness and safety. So when she discovers a terrified little boy... Continue reading »
Disco Witches of Fire IslandBlair Fell. Alcove, $19.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 979-8-89242-034-1
A group of emotionally wounded queer men cobble together a found family amid supernatural threats and the pall of the AIDS crisis in this impressively drawn romance from Fell (The Sign for Home). Joe Agabian arrives on Fire Island in 1989 to discover his best friend, himbo Ronnie Kaminski, ... Continue reading »
El FuegoDavid Rubín, trans. from the Spanish by Andrea Rosenberg. Oni, $34.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-63715-491-5
This introspective offering from Rubín (Cosmic Detective) unpacks an existential crisis in a visually stunning sci-fi narrative. With a massive meteorite headed toward Earth, the brilliant, egotistical architect Alexander Yorba takes the lead role designing a lunar colony to ensure the surv... Continue reading »
Shadow ReaderImtiaz Dharker. Bloodaxe, $18.95 trade paper (160p) ISBN 978-1-78037-709-4
Dharker (Luck Is the Hook) combines her poetry and drawings to deliver an exquisite and complex vision of exile, immigration, and adopted homelands. The poems go beyond simple ekphrasis to consider the power dynamics of language and text; in one entry responding to a 19th-century sketch by ... Continue reading »
The Long March HomeMarcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee. Revell, $26.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-8007-4275-1
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 »
Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our NewsAlec Karakatsanis. New Press, $31.99 (432p) ISBN 978-1-62097-853-5
American journalists routinely mislead the public when reporting on the police, according to this troubling study. Civil rights lawyer Karakatsanis (Usual Cruelty) argues that police are neglecting their duty to fight and solve crime, citing studies showing officers spend only 4% of their t... Continue reading »
Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American KitchenOmid Roustaei. Weldon Owen, $35 (240p) ISBN 979-8-88674-183-4
“My mission has always been to make Iranian cuisine more inviting and accessible,” writes chef and culinary instructor Roustaei in his memorable debut. The vast selection of traditional fare includes pomegranate and cucumber salad as a starter, grilled lamb kebabs as a main, and rose rice pudding fo... Continue reading »
Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys to Religious ConversionKelsey Osgood. Viking, $30 (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-83467-1
In this illuminating account, memoirist Osgood (How to Disappear Completely) interweaves her own story with those of six other women who found religion in a rapidly secularizing society. All millennials currently in their 30s, Osgood’s subjects converted to faiths ranging from Mormonism to ... Continue reading »
MistacoEliza Kinkz. Kokila, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-5937-0023-5
Kinkz (Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock), making her solo debut with magnificently scrawled artwork, offers a story that blends deep empathy, raucous candor, and a useful ritual for dealing with shame. Early pages dub protagonist Izzy the “President of Mistakes,” detailing a range of clumsy a... Continue reading »
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