The Hot Summer of 1968 by Viliam Klimacek
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A review of the newly-translated novel by a celebrated Slovak playwright.
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Humiliation: Stories by Paulina Flores
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A debut short story collection by a prize-winning young Chilean author.
Read MoreLast Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich
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Svetlana Alexievich interviews 100 people who were children during the Second World War and relates their stories.
Read MoreKnow My Name by Chanel Miller
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The memoir of the woman assaulted by Stanford freshman Brock Turner.
Read MoreInland by Téa Obreht
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A novel guaranteed to appear on every “most anticipated” list before a word of it had been written.
Read MoreBecoming Madeleine by Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy
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The element that makes Becoming Madeleine such a treasure of a book is the wealth of primary sources.
Read MoreBack Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin
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A collection of short stories about women who do and say what’s expected of them, only to turn around and question where those expectations came from.
Read MoreRegency Romance Bingo
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In the wake of another ho-hum Valentine’s Day, I encourage you to curl up with a Regency romance and scream “Bingo” repeatedly.
Read MoreWinter by Ali Smith
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The second in Smith's Seasonal Quartet, Winter echoes with many voices co-existing within one story.
Read MoreAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood's novel Alias Grace is adapted into a lavish TV series.
Read MoreA Bygone Present
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At the heart of Elmet is the idea that societal systems aren’t designed to protect the vulnerable – women, the poor, the landless, the uneducated.
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