The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

An expansive compilation — and confirmation — of the master’s genius.

The Sicilian Method

By Andrea Camilleri; translated by Stephen Sartarelli

The Sicilian Method

Though published posthumously, this mostly charming installment isn’t the final in the long-running series.

The Luckiest Man

By Mark Salter

The Luckiest Man

This affectionate homage may have benefited from a few more years’ worth of hindsight.

Luckenbooth

By Jenni Fagan

Luckenbooth

A brooding Edinburgh tenement bears witness to a century's worth of strange doings.

Strange Fruit: Racism and Community Life in the Chesapeake — 1850 to the Present

A look at the longstanding racial strife in Maryland’s Somerset County.

Ferryman

By Claire McFall

Ferryman

A newly dead teen falls for the strange young man guiding her to the afterlife.

These Precious Days: Essays

A wry collection suffused with elegiac considerations of what brings meaning to our lives.

L.A. Weather: A Novel

By María Amparo Escandón

L.A. Weather: A Novel

A Mexican American family navigates change in an exuberant, complicated city brought vividly to life.