A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really […]
Publisher Pantheon
Book ‘Maus Now’ by Hillary Chute
Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about […]
Book ‘The Sassoons’ by Joseph Sassoon
A spectacular generational saga of the making (and undoing) of a family dynasty: the riveting untold story of the […]
Book ‘MacArthur Park’ by Judith Freeman
A captivating, emotionally taut novel about the complexities of a friendship between two women — […]
Book ‘The Nursery’ by Szilvia Molnar
A debut novel from a remarkable new talent: a visceral and revelatory portrait of a […]
Book ‘Teaching White Supremacy’ by Donald Yacovone
A powerful exploration of the past and present arc of America’s white supremacy — from […]
Book ‘A Song of Comfortable Chairs’ by Alexander McCall Smith
In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi […]
Book ‘Companion Piece’ by Ali Smith
Award-winning author Ali Smith again lights a way for us through the nightmarish now with […]
Book ‘The Sweet Remnants of Summer’ by Alexander McCall Smith
The latest Isabel Dalhousie novel finds our favorite moral philosopher is caught up in a […]
Book ‘Paradise Falls’ by Keith O’Brien
The staggering story of an unlikely band of mothers in the 1970s who discovered Hooker […]
Book ‘The Perfect Sound’ by Garrett Hongo
A poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal […]
Book ‘The Hidden Order of Intimacy’ by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
A masterly analysis of the Book of Leviticus, the newest volume in the award-winning series […]
Book ‘In a Time of Distance’ by Alexander McCall Smith
What really counts in this life? For the writer, Alexander McCall Smith, it is friendship […]
Book ‘Greek Myths’ by Charlotte Higgins
A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes […]
Book ‘Mother of Strangers’ by Suad Amiry
Set in Jaffa in 1947-51, this fable-like novel is a heartbreaking tale of young love […]
Book ‘The Playbook’ by Jennifer Jacquet
Are you a corporation out to make your fortune at any cost? Are you worried […]
Book ‘When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East’ by Quan Barry
From the acclaimed author of We Ride Upon Sticks comes a luminous novel that moves […]
Book ‘I Cried to Dream Again’ by Sara Kruzan
At once disturbing and empowering, the memoir of a courageous woman who was abused, groomed, […]
Book ‘Love in the Time of Contagion’ by Laura Kipnis
In this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of Against Love asks: […]
Book ‘Constructing a Nervous System’ by Margo Jefferson
“Jefferson’s candor, and the courage and rigor of her critic’s mind, recall a number of […]