Malicka’s bewitching debut revolves around a sensational London libel trial, told from the perspective of the defendant’s former assistant turned witness. Anna Finbow, star of a kitschy cooking show and purveyor of signature ceramic cookware, found fame by promoting a “lost vision of Britain: rosebu... Continue reading »

Even among the wit and wealth of Harvard’s freshman class, there’s something special about Lucien Alexandre Orsini-Conti, the charismatic enigma at the heart of this addictive thriller from Thornton (Beautiful Country). Lucien is precisely the sort of person who exacerbates the imposter syn... Continue reading »

Husband and wife coauthors Lloyd (Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency) and Rees (Wanted) deliver a stunning time travel romance that doubles as an insightful examination of the little decisions that shape a 25-year marriage. Caterer Jules Hole and her video game designer husband, Adam, are... 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This brilliant collection of previously unpublished poems from Berryman’s Dream Songs cycle is proof, as Shane McCrae writes in the introduction, that he “understood his epic to be complete, but he did not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 »

Investigative journalist Eden (Touchdown Jesus) shines in this novelistic work of true crime. The account opens in 2019, when deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a kidnapping in Santa Cruz, Calif., at the home of tech CEO Tushar Atre, who’d recently launched a cannabis company. Offic... 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 »

Ixta (Shut Up, This Is Serious) examines young love, environmental justice, and the cost of integrity in her timely and engaging sophomore novel. High school senior Paloma Vistamontes has felt adrift for more than a year, since her childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend, Julio Ramos, cut co... Continue reading »