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The Black Cathedral: A Novel
By Marcial Gala; translated by Anna Kushner
Death and destruction plague impoverished Cubans in this visceral, confounding tale.
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir
By Jaquira Díaz
A scalding, extraordinary debut by a talented young author.
Novel Houses: Twenty Famous Fictional Dwellings
By Christina Hardyment
This essay collection explores classic stories via the homes in which they’re set.
Suicidal
By Jesse Bering
A witty, occasionally off-the-mark chronicle of the ultimate self-harm.
Glass and Gavel
By Nancy Maveety
Judging how America drinks.
Quichotte: A Novel
By Salman Rushdie
A traveling salesman struggles to distinguish between reality and fantasy in this uneven re-imagining of Don Quixote.
Creatures: A Novel
By Crissy Van Meter
A heart-wrenching story about a dysfunctional family struggling for redemption.
A Small Door Set in Concrete: One Woman’s Story of Challenging Borders in Israel/Palestine
By Ilana Hammerman; translated by Tal Haran
A humanistic, hopeful look at what feels like an intractable conflict.
