On the Calculation of Volume (Book I)Solvej Balle, trans. from the Danish by Barbara Haveland. New Directions, $15.95 trade paper (160p) ISBN 978-0-8112-3725-3
Balle (According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind) launches a speculative septology with this astounding chronicle of a rare book dealer’s struggle over the course of one year as she wakes up each morning only to repeat the same day. The trouble begins during a trip to Paris, where Tara... Continue reading »
The Boundaries We CrossBrad Parks. Oceanview, $29.95 (416p) ISBN 978-1-60809-624-4
Parks (Say Nothing) fashions a propulsive page-turner out of familiar parts in this topical academic thriller. For the last 11 years, Charles Bliss has taught creative writing at an elite Connecticut boarding school. He’s shocked when the headmaster calls him into the administrative office ... Continue reading »
The Lotus EmpireTasha Suri. Orbit, $19.99 trade paper (528p) ISBN 978-0-316-53860-2
Suri brings her Burning Kingdoms trilogy to a breathtaking crescendo in this epic grand finale (after The Oleander Sword). Heroines Malini and Priya have gone their separate ways. Malini has promised the priesthood that she will accept the fate she’s been running from her whole life and bur... Continue reading »
Bride of the Shadow KingSylvia Mercedes. Ace, $19 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-593-95220-7
The thrilling first in a romantasy trilogy from Mercedes (the Warbride series) layers plentiful intrigue and action with delicate worldbuilding and vibrant characters. As the eldest daughter, Princess Faraine of Gavaria has always known her role as a pawn in her father’s machinations. Her volatile g... Continue reading »
Milk Without HoneyHanna Harms, trans. from the German by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp. Street Noise, $21.99 (112p) ISBN 978-1-951491-36-9
Through elegant yellow and black illustrations, Harms’s powerful English-language debut traces the ecosystems that pollinators inhabit—and exposes the dangers that threaten their existence. A series of overlapping geometric panels shows a single bee’s voyage from a small flower petal to a thriving h... Continue reading »
Granny CloudFarnoosh Fathi. New York Review Books, $16 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-1-68137-859-6
The fantastical and strange second collection from Fathi (Great Guns) evokes André Breton’s surrealism and the linguistic playfulness of Gertrude Stein in lines such as “Now each wave curtsies, the bather has anal/ and a suit of medieval holes for the dolphin’s spurs” and the “bride slip ‘n... 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 »
The Best American Essays 2024Edited by Wesley Morris. Mariner, $18.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-335155-4
Wrenching family stories headline this affecting installment, edited by New York Times Magazine staff writer Morris, in the annual anthology series. Jenisha Watts discusses her challenging upbringing as the daughter of a crack addict in “Jenisha from Kentucky,” recounting how her mother, in... Continue reading »
Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday RecipesCarolina Gelen. Clarkson Potter, $35 (272p) ISBN 978-0-593-58187-2
Foodie influencer Gelen debuts with an eclectic and endlessly appealing collection of recipes for any occasion. Taking inspiration from her experiences working in professional kitchens, she puts a new spin on dozens of classics. For example, she gives chicken nuggets an upgrade with a coconut-panko ... Continue reading »
Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of GodCatherine Nixey. Mariner, $32.50 (384p) ISBN 978-0-358-65291-5
In the early days of Christianity, there were many different versions of Christ, according to this scintillating history from journalist Nixey (The Darkening Age). Studying texts that emerged in the centuries after Jesus’s death, Nixey dissects ancient Greco-Roman writings that depict Chris... Continue reading »
Wolves at the DoorSteve Watkins. Scholastic Press, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-5461-0998-3
Tween Asta, her younger sister Pieta, and their mother flee their East Prussian home of Konigsberg in the final months of WWII, before Konigsberg is raided by Soviet forces. They arrive at their grandparents’ farm in the countryside, hoping they will be safe there. But when the order comes for the r... Continue reading »
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