Playing Wolf: A Novel

By Zuzana Říhová; translated by Alex Zucker

Playing Wolf: A Novel

Folklore and horror mingle in this deliciously grim debut.

Shadow Ticket: A Novel

By Thomas Pynchon

Shadow Ticket: A Novel

Moments of brilliance brighten this otherwise overstuffed slog.

The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty

Did Elizabeth I, on her deathbed, truly anoint a successor?

Twisting in Air

By Carol Bradley

Twisting in Air

A scintillating, sickening look at how we used to treat movie mounts.

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

A trippy, cerebral tale from the master of trippy, cerebral tales.

Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life

The late author embraced machismo but revered poetry.

Secret Maps: Maps You Were Never Meant to See, from the Middle Ages to Today

A fascinating assemblage of sites (intentionally) obscured.

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

Meet a surprisingly influential woman you’ve likely never heard of.