Beyond The Book
Sneak Preview: Summer 2026

A baker’s dozen promising new titles.

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    Book Review

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    By Karen Tei Yamashita

    The fallout from Japanese internment camps ripples across decades.

    To See Beyond: Essays

    Book Review

    To See Beyond: Essays

    By Anna Badkhen

    An expansive consideration of who we are and what we stand to lose.

    Feature

    February 2016 Exemplars: Poetry Reviews by Grace Cavalieri

    A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.

    Book Review

    At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

    “In existentialism, there are no excuses. Freedom comes with total responsibility.”

    Beyond The Book

    Meet the (Small) Press: February 2016

    Tapping into Stillhouse Press' craft titles

    Book Review

    Willful Disregard: A Novel about Love

    By Lena Andersson; translated by Sarah Death

    Willful Disregard: A Novel about Love

    A tale of unrequited amour and hopeful delusions

    Feature

    The Washington Writers Conference Presents Nora Pouillon

    Meet one of the renowned participants in Books Alive! 2016

    Book Review

    Almost Everything Very Fast

    By Christopher Kloeble; translated by Aaron Kerner

    Almost Everything Very Fast

    Two interconnected storylines about lost identities in Nazi Germany

    Book Review

    Hurt People: A Novel

    By Cote Smith

    Hurt People: A Novel

    Secrets accrue along with suspense in this winning debut.

    Book Review

    The Crooked Heart of Mercy

    By Billie Livingston

    The Crooked Heart of Mercy

    A Canadian novelist makes her American debut in this gem of a story about love, faith, and human failings.