After SapphoSelby Lynn Schwartz. Liveright, $28.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-324-09231-5
Schwartz’s brilliant debut novel (after the critical study The Bodies of Others: Drag Dances and Their Afterlives) recreates the lives of feminists in the early 20th century. The collective first-person “we” narrator—a Greek chorus devoted to the female poet Sappho—weaves the stories of wri... Continue reading »
The New Annotated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson, edited by Leslie S. Klinger. Mysterious, $39.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-61316-321-4
In this attractive volume, Edgar winner Klinger (The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes) employs his usual diligent research and thoughtful analysis to deepen appreciation of a genre classic. As Klinger notes in his foreword, Stevenson’s novella, “like Frankenstein before it, has been t... Continue reading »
UnbreakableMira Grant. Subterranean, $45 (152p) ISBN 978-1-64524-103-4
Grant (Square³) moves away from her typical horror fare, but never shies from brutality, in this gleeful and nuanced take on the magical girl trope commonly found in manga and anime. In an alternate present, magical protectors are often chosen as children by otherworldly animal companions t... Continue reading »
Take the LeadAlexis Daria. Griffin, $16.99 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-81796-9
Bestseller Daria (A Lot Like Adiós) brings heat to the dance floor in this delightful rom-com about reality TV stars who find love during a celebrity dance competition. Idealistic professional dancer Gina Morales, 27, dreams of being a star. Despite four seasons of the Dancing with the ... Continue reading »
ThievesLucie Bryon. Nobrow, $20.99 trade paperback (208p) ISBN 978-1-83874-119-8
In this effervescent romantic comedy about parties, high school, and kleptomania, Bryon (Food Baby) tells the tale of Ella, who stole a pile of partygoers’ stuff out of a closet while blackout drunk, and Madeleine, the host of the party. The two girls have been crushing on each other for a ... Continue reading »
[To] the Last [Be] HumanJorie Graham. Copper Canyon, $22 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-55659-660-5
Collecting Graham’s four stellar eco-poetic volumes, this searing and sensitive portrait of environmental contingency is as formally ambitious as it is captivating and wise. As Robert Macfarlane aptly writes in his beautiful introduction, the task of these poems is one “of record as well as of warni... Continue reading »
The Sisters of Sea ViewJulie Klassen. Bethany House, $17.99 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-0-7642-3426-2
Jane Austen fans will delight in this nimble series launch from Klassen (Shadows of Swanford Abbey). In 1819, the four Summers sisters face reduced circumstances after their father’s untimely death, and they move into a seaside home in Sidmouth, England. Their mother is ill and the family i... Continue reading »
Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of PandemicEdited by Valerie Boyd. Lookout, $18.95 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-940596-47-1
Biographer Boyd (Wrapped in Rainbows), who died earlier this year, brings together in this must-read anthology the work of 31 Black writers to reflect on surviving the trials of 2020. Contributor Tayari Jones describes the year as “a horrific Venn diagram, where the plague of racism overlap... Continue reading »
Satisfying Stitches: Learn Simple Embroidery Techniques and Embrace the Joys of Stitching by HandHope Brasfield. Quarry, $24.99 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-0-7603-7770-3
Embroidery is a breeze in this stellar debut from designer Brasfield. Suggesting that the craft can go a long way in combatting day-to-day stress, Brasfield notes that “embroidery taught me that it’s okay to be imperfect, that it can be healthy to move onto something new, and that it’s okay if I’m s... Continue reading »
How to Begin When Your World Is Ending: A Spiritual Field Guide to Joy Despite EverythingMolly Phinney Baskette. Broadleaf, $26.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-5064-8160-9
Pastor Baskette (Bless This Mess) delivers a sincere and funny guide to surviving hardships. She weaves stories of people she’s met through her ministry with anecdotes about her treatment and recovery from cancer, recounting her struggle to care for her two young children and pastor her chu... Continue reading »
Skater CieloRachel Katstaller. Orchard, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-338-75111-6
From ollies to hippie jumps, Cielo lives and breathes skateboarding: “She had a steezy push and a good pop, and sometimes it looked like she was flying.” But when an attempt to drop into a deep pool dubbed the Whale results in an unexpectedly intense fall, her shaken confidence sees her casting the ... Continue reading »
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