OK, Mr. Field by Katharine Kilalea
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A deeply meditative novel whose curious tone teases out tantalizing questions about how we position ourselves in the world.
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Problems by Jade Sharma
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It feels like Maya, the narrator of Jade Sharma's debut novel, could be the outsider voice of this generation.
Read MoreSoviet Milk by Nora Ikstena
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The story of three generations of women, as well as the effects of Soviet rule on their lives.
Read MoreThe Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
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Authentic characters, a compelling story, timeliness, and big ideas--The Female Persuasion excels on all counts.
Read MoreOliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block
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Oliver Loving, the quirky, smart, awkward, immediately likable 17-year-old main character in Stefan Merrill Block's new novel Oliver Loving, occupies the center of the book like a black hole (kudos to Keith Hayes for his Flatiron Books US cover design showing exactly that), an absence that's also a presence, a ravitational pull so strong it swallows light and bends time. Oliver lives in Bliss, Texas with his father Jed, his mother Eve, and his brother Charlie, and he's making his way through the relatively ordinary life of an optimistic, bookish teenager when everything suddenly changes.
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