Lake Effect: A Novel

By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Lake Effect: A Novel

Things are chilly up in Rochester — in more ways than one.

The Price of Their Toys: Stories

Poignant glimpses of what it means to be a man.

Fagin the Thief

By Allison Epstein

Fagin the Thief

A Dickens villain gets an identity beyond “the Jew.”

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing: A Novel

A family’s fantastical secret is rooted in China’s violent past.

Simple Heart: A Novel

By Cho Haejin; translated by Jamie Chang

Simple Heart: A Novel

A Korean adoptee searches for her origins in this too-neat tale.

Mutual Interest

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

Mutual Interest

An apparent story of manners digs much deeper, hitting philosophical bedrock.

The Water Lies

By Amy Meyerson

The Water Lies

Was a young woman’s accidental drowning actually murder?

Kin: A Novel

By Tayari Jones

Kin: A Novel

Two motherless girls build family beyond the bonds of blood.