Black Bag: A Novel

By Luke Kennard

Black Bag: A Novel

Why’s that dude in a sack?

Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living

We’ve long been trying (and failing) to vanquish our worse angels.

City of Fiction

By Yu Hua; translated by Todd Foley

City of Fiction

Fate looms over all in this dark, ethereal tale from China.

Secrets of the Killing State

By Corinna Barrett Lain

Secrets of the Killing State

There’s no such thing as humane executions.

John of John: A Novel

By Douglas Stuart

John of John: A Novel

A father and son struggle to accept brutal truths about themselves and each other.

From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan

What causes a pro-democracy society to embrace authoritarianism?

Go Gentle: A Novel

By Maria Semple

Go Gentle: A Novel

A middle-aged divorcée grabs life by the balls in this madcap romp.