What Changes Everything

A kidnapping in Afghanistan weaves together the lives of disparate characters in this novel of loss, family, identity and fate.

Sisterland: A Novel

By Curtis Sittenfeld

Sisterland: A Novel

As the lives of twins with psychic powers take different turns, it raises questions about what it means to be your own person.

Sight Reading: A Novel

By Daphne Kalotay

Sight Reading: A Novel

Three people negotiate their complicated connection within the exacting world of classical music.

We Need New Names

NoViolet Bulawayo

We Need New Names

Stretching from Zimbabwe to Michigan, the hardship and rootlessness of a young girl’s life is the focus of this debut novel.

Taipei: A Novel

In this age of extended youth, here's a Catcher in the Rye for the Millennial set.

My Father’s Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain

Patricio Pron, translated by Mara Faye Lethem

My Father’s Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain

A young writer estranged from his past wrestles with the suppressed truth of his father’s political activity during Argentina’s “dirty war.”

The Hope Factory

Lavanya Sankaran

The Hope Factory

This Indian “Upstairs Downstairs” parallels the lives of a Bangalore manufacturer and his maid as industrialism undermines tradition and family expectations.

The Smart One

Jennifer Close

The Smart One

Three siblings find themselves drifting home in the author’s latest novel.