A Bygone Present
/An eerie atmosphere and finely-watched details are among the strange strengths of Fiona Mozley's odd debut novel Elmet - and among its weaknesses.
Read MoreMemory Sickness
/Madeleine Thien's Dogs at the Perimeter - getting its first US publication - uses the Khmer Rouge atrocities as a backdrop against which to explore its characters' various losses.
Read MoreBeyond “Ma”
/A new novel re-imagines the beloved character of "Ma" from Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books.
Read MoreMatching Pink Turtleneck
/Katherine Heiny's debut novel neatly balances cynicism and warmth in order to portray an unconventional family.
Read MoreAn “Untold” Story?
/Unlike Jean Rhys, Sarah Shoemaker tells Mr. Rochester's side of Jane Eyre with respect and fidelity to Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece. But is that the problem?
Read MoreThe Book Beneath the Noise
/Both a new TV adaptation and the alarmingly dystopian trend of current political news have brought new attention to Margaret Atwood's classic The Handmaid's Tale, but underneath the hype there's the book itself.
Read MoreDancing Through the Depression
/Depression-era Montreal is the setting for Heather O'Neill's much-lauded novel, which follows the lives of two orphans, a piano prodigy and a superb dancer.
Read MoreLessons from History
/In the new novel from the author of The Historian, a young American woman travels across present-day Bulgaria and delves into the country's dark past.
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