The Speed of Mercy captures the unbearable cost of childhood betrayal and what happens when history is suppressed, our past is forgotten—yet finding the truth can change the future. Christy Ann Conlin rips into the myths and stereotypes about older women and those on the edge of conventional society to reveal the timeless gift of mercy in this feminist tour de force. Learn More
In this collection of intertwined essays, Elissa Washuta writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. Learn More
A BuzzFeed"Best Book of Spring 2021" A Bustle "Most Anticipated Debut Novel of 2021 A Bon Appetit "Best Summer 2021 Read A Thrillist "Best New Book of 2021"
A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakhóta family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Learn More
From Deirdre McNamer, a masterful exploration of the rich and hidden facets of human character, as illuminated by the mysterious connections among the residents of a senior residence in Montana. Learn More
With depth and tenderness, All Sorrows Can Be Borne is a harrowing and beautifully written novel that explores how families are shaped by political and economic circumstances, tremendous loss and ultimately forgiveness. Learn More
A Good Morning America Must-Read Book of the Month A Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the Year An Electric Literature Most Anticipated Debut of the Year Indie Next List Pick
A fableistic, "curious and dazzling" debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for fans of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (Booklist, starred review). Learn More
In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his thirteen-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy's spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light. Learn More
A "haunting . . . searing and honest" (People) family saga inspired by Maria Hummel's own extended family and their status as Mitläufer, Germans who "went along" with Nazism, reaping its benefits and later paying the consequences. Learn More
by Mike McCormack; read by Esther Wane, Roger Clark
Originally published in 1996, the first book from the author of Booker-listed Solar Bones is a dark, uncanny collection of stunning breadth and audacity. Learn More
Originally published in 1998, the first novel from the author of Booker-listed Solar Bones, Crowe's Requiem is an eerie, fable-like work that confirmed Mike McCormack as a stunning new voice in world literature. Learn More
The Rome Prize–winning author of In the Shadow of the Bridge "evokes a bygone era and an earlier pandemic. . . . An affecting turn in [his] long career" (Publishers Weekly). Learn More
The story of a woman in Berlin and her American niece, a pair bound together and driven apart by loves, desires, frustrations, and addictions. Learn More
From author and filmmaker Sandi Tan, director of the acclaimed documentary Shirkers, comes a novel about a neighborhood of immigrants, seekers, lovers, and lurkers. Learn More
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Kirkus Reviews and The Millions
With echoes of Dreiser's American Tragedy and Fitzgerald's Gatsby, Sergio Troncoso tells his luminous stories through the lens of an exile adrift in the twenty-first century. Learn More
by Marguerite Duras, translated by Kelsey L. Haskett, Preface by Jean Vallier; read by Suzanne Toren
Now available in audio: the story of a family's moral reckoning and a daughter's fall from grace, from the renowned author of The Lover and The War. Learn More
A group of housemates in Sydney’s inner city contend with gentrification, divisive politics, loss, grief, their own complicated privilege as second-generation Australians, the evolving world of dating and work in this wry debut. Learn More
