Linmark (Rolling the R's) cunningly follows Philippines-born Vince De Los Reyes through the trials and surprises awaiting him upon his return to his home country after spending 13 years in Hawaii. Continue reading »
Ken Z, 17, lives in the fictional Pacific Island country of South Kristol, which is a developing nation under the thumb of militaristic, wealthy neighbor North Kristol. When Ken Z visits an upscale Continue reading »
Oshetsky’s potent latest (after Poor Deer) dives into the volatile inner world of a young woman who fantasizes about a life beyond her abusive marriage. Celia Dent, 19, works as Continue reading »
Samek debuts with a striking collection of fantastical and speculative stories about conformity, technology, and the limits of bodily autonomy. The unnamed narrator of the title Continue reading »
In this captivating and capacious novel from Stepanova (In Memory of Memory), a 50-year-old novelist experiences a bizarre and liberating metamorphosis while in exile from her Continue reading »
In Irish author Hurtubise’s engrossing U.S. debut, artist Saoirse Byrne’s newfound success proves to be a mixed blessing when the Irish Times publishes an article about her work Continue reading »