I had unreasonable hopes for gaining compassionate understanding of disparate political views through reading Haidt's book. I was...

There Are Rivers in the Sky weaves together three stories set in three timelines, featuring disparate characters, to explore...

Lula Dean focuses on the incredible power of books and truth-telling as characters discover their bravest selves and confront difficult...

My Oxford Year takes a light, romantic tone and within it, explores weighty issues like serious illness, loss, grief, vulnerability, and...

I love Liang's books, and this departure from her romantic comedies is inspired by the Chinese legend of Xishi. It's full of danger,...

Alderman offers a dive into a future world that's crumbling due to greed, disregard for the environment, a loss of human connection, and...

The slim novel Blue Hour explores ambivalence about motherhood, unflinching details of the experience of miscarriage, relationship...

Katlia's story is based on actual events, detailing the displacement of Indigenous people and the devastating consequences of greed, the...

I loved the futuristic space-mission capabilities, smart and strong all-woman crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the...

Heller's newest suspenseful wilderness story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving nature and beauty of the...

David Joy's mystery, Those We Thought We Knew, set in the North Carolina mountains, explores issues of racism, corruption, generational...

In this narrative nonfiction, Egan explores the Klan's explosive growth and power in the 1920s in states like Indiana and beyond, while...

Adjei-Brenyah's novel explores in disturbing detail a version of a society that may feel familiar: a corrupt, greedy prison system; the...

The first in the series sets up a strong young Black heroine who bucks tradition as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound...

Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines of interconnected characters and...

Kapoor's gritty New Delhi-set novel explores brutal violence and cruelties in an exploration of class divides and the destructive power...

I was intrigued by the issues raised in Blackwater Falls--police corruption, racial conflict, religious fervor and faith, secret...

True Biz is a coming-of-age story, a beginner's primer on Deaf culture, and a captivating novel about romance, disappointment, fury, and...

Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet Letter. It's magical and...

I wished for more of a focus on the character of Tess and her personal story--and less on political strategies, power plays, and the many...