Held by Anne Michaels
Held achieved the Booker Prize shortlist in 2024 along with the novels: Creation Lake, Orbital, James, The Safekeep, and Stone Yard Devotional, with Orbital ultimately winning the Grand Prize. The Booker...
Category: Literary
The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated by Alison Anderson
At some point in recent history, the merits of reading literary fiction became inextricably entwined with the genre’s potential to instill empathy, particularly for characters whose lives are radically different from...
The Poet’s House by Jean Thompson
Jean Thompson has lived near the University of Illinois campus since she landed her first teaching job there in 1973. In 1979, her debut short-story collection, Gasoline Wars won critical acclaim...
The Grammarians by Cathleen Shine
Twin, n. A couple; a pair; twoTwin, v.t. & i. To part, sever, sunder; deprive (of) —Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition[Kindle: Location 17 of 3389] As...
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
When American Dirt was published by Flatiron books (a division of Macmillan), there was a storm of protest from hundreds of writers. One of their many concerns involved the discriminatory practices...
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
It’s 1998 Harlem, and Laila Reserve is debating whether or not to approach the Melancon family for help after suffering multiple miscarriages. The Melancons, a powerful Creole family living in the...
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Published in 2019 by Alfred A. Knopf in New York, Disappearing Earth is Julia Phillips’ debut novel. The first chapter sets the tone for the author’s exquisite writing and introduces the...
