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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Grief takes different forms for different people, but Li takes this concept to a whole new level.

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Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Derek Parker reviews a 2021 National Book Award winner by Elisa Shua Dusapin.
The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter

The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter

Winter effectively depicts the push and pull between the ideals that people hold and the realities with which they—and particularly mothers—struggle.
My Brilliant Life by Kim Ae-ran

My Brilliant Life by Kim Ae-ran

Kim Ae-ran’s novel is a compact and intense study of aging, living and loving. Aerum’s illness is not what defines him, just as Mira and Daesu aren’t defined by being
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

This novel is full of complexity, down to each of its characters. I can’t choose a favorite; I was rooting for all of them.
The Fear of Everything: Stories by John McNally

The Fear of Everything: Stories by John McNally

This is a writer whose ability to engage the reader is constantly evolving as he connects the subjective with the universal, the commonplace with the bizarre.
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Kristina Murkett reviews David Mitchell's ninth and latest novel, Utopia Avenue.
The Harpy by Megan Hunter

The Harpy by Megan Hunter

Mariah Feria reviews Megan Hunter's second novel, "The Harpy."
Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Whether you pick it up now or in the future, you can find something relatable in the story of Lena Johnson, a Black millennial college student who leaves school to
The White Book by Han Kang

The White Book by Han Kang

Make no mistake: making one’s own fate is not an easy process, just as The White Book is not an easy read, despite its apparent brevity.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Her beautiful prose takes you into the marsh where you taste the sea air and feel the fog touch your face.
You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sittenfeld’s characters are flawed but sympathetic, and readers who feel similarly misunderstood will delight in the humorously awkward situations the characters get into - and must find their way out
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

In 2018, as an international debate over the fate of refugees and the world’s responsibility to them unfolds, Exit West reminds us that “everyone migrates, even if we stay in