Nightshade

By Michael Connelly

Nightshade

This solid inaugural entry in a new series features a Bosch-worthy P.I.

A Different Russia: Khrushchev and Kennedy on a Collision Course

The former foreign correspondent recalls his memorable years in the USSR.

Belly Woman

By Benjamin Black

Belly Woman

An unflinching look at a harrowing epidemic in Africa.

Mean Boys

By Geoffrey Mak

Mean Boys

A queer Chinese American man wrestles with the disparate parts of himself.

Only Smoke: A Novel

By Juan José Millás; translated by Thomas Bunstead and Daniel Hahn

Only Smoke: A Novel

A young man searches for his father while channeling Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

Duet for One: A Novel

By Martha Anne Toll

Duet for One: A Novel

Art comes before love in this wise, capable novel.