Readers of Huxley’s Brave New World will find glimmers of that book’s dark humor and sterling powers of observation in this stellar 1923 lampoon of English intellectualism after WWI. Protagonist Theodore Gumbril Jr. teaches at an insignificant prep school for boys, work he pursues with litt... Continue reading »

British actor, comedian, and mystery novelist Craig (Murder at Crime Manor) delivers a sparkling whodunit set at Sheldon Oaks, a luxury retirement community in the wealthy North London borough of Hampstead. For new arrival Carol Quinn, 75, the opulence of Sheldon Oaks, with its sauna, pool,... Continue reading »

Bestseller McGuire’s breathtaking 11th novella in her Wayward Children series of interconnected portal fantasies revisits Nancy Whitman, heroine of the Hugo Award–winning first installment, Every Heart a Doorway. Following that adventure, Nancy wound up in the Halls of the Dead and never ex... Continue reading »

Blake’s endearing and believable second Clover Lake romance (after Dream On, Ramona Riley) puts the enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity tropes to excellent use. April Evans is still reeling from the betrayal of her cheating ex-fiancee, Elena Watson, who left her for beautiful younger art... Continue reading »

Former The Nib editors Mirk (Guantanamo Voices) and Harris (Be Gay, Do Comics) deliver a handy-dandy how-to for aspiring and established creators of fact-based comics. The various types of graphic nonfiction are helpfully broken down: graphic journalism, history comics, pe... Continue reading »

This brilliant collection of previously unpublished poems from Berryman’s Dream Songs cycle is proof, as Shane McCrae writes in the introduction, that he “understood his epic to be complete, but he did not believe that its completeness could have only one form.” For McCrae, Henry—Berryman’s alter-eg... 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 »

Though virtually forgotten today, during her lifetime Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821) was as well-loved by Britain’s commoners as the 20th century’s own Princess of the People, Lady Diana, according to this remarkable debut biography from Vulgar History podcaster Foster. In 1794, George I... Continue reading »

Taste the Nation host Lakshmi (Love, Loss, and What We Ate) uses this gorgeous compendium of recipes collected during her travels across the U.S. to craft a “love letter” to “all [the] immigrants who have made a life here and, in turn, made America what it is.” An extensive introdu... Continue reading »

These stimulating essays and interviews from the first 50 years of Sojourners magazine, collected by poetry editor Berger (Who Killed Donte Manning?), seek “sabbath rest, contemplation, solitude, simplicity, and communal resilience” in today’s world. Franciscan priest Richard Rohr ... Continue reading »

Making a solo debut with this cozy chapter book series opener, Powell (Soft and Sticky) presents a lively adventure helmed by an optimistic mouse protagonist. Eager to follow in his great-aunt Ada’s footsteps, Marty Moose is excited for his first day as the new mailmouse in Little Ditch. Gr... Continue reading »