The Murmur of Bees

By Sofía Segovia; translated by Simon Bruni

The Murmur of Bees

Love endures in this hypnotic Mexican tale of triumph, tragedy, and magic.

Fantasy

By Kim-Anh Schreiber

Fantasy

A woman makes sense of her trauma with the help of a Japanese cult movie.

Verge: Stories

By Lidia Yuknavitch

Verge: Stories

A breathtaking series of insights into people who are “becoming.”

The Story I Am: Mad About the Writing Life

The acclaimed author and essayist mines his personal oeuvre in this winning compilation.

The Deep: A Novel

By Alma Katsu

The Deep: A Novel

A survivor of the Titanic tempts fate and faces down her ghosts.

The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt

An ambitious but ultimately unsatisfying exploration into little-known governmental figures from the New Deal era.

Conspiracies of Conspiracies

By Thomas Milan Konda

Conspiracies of Conspiracies

This exhaustive review of out-there theories may leave readers exhausted.

The Body Myth

By Rheea Mukherjee

The Body Myth

This uneven story about a love triangle still manages to intrigue.