Night Night Fawn
In an arresting new novel with mythical and political undercurrents, Jordy Rosenberg introduces readers to an intoxicating narrator while offering a timely exploration of trans family dynamics. Review by Clem McNabb
No God But Us
Babuq Sayed's stunning debut novel captures, through the lens of two queer Afghan characters, the tragic choices many are forced to make as refugees escaping persecution. Reviewed by Zara Karschay
I Have Not Considered Consequences
In startling and resonant short stories, Sherrie Flick chronicles the lives of restless human and animal characters alike, collapsing past and present into evocative moments of reckoning. Reviewed by Wes Blake
Attention-Seeking Behavior
Through the eyes of a fascinating antihero, Aea Varfis-van Warmelo explores the lure of a fictional life over lived reality. Reviewed by Zara Karschay
Heart Lamp
In this International Booker Prize-winning collection, Banu Mushtaq illustrates how the social disparities caused by caste systems and religious puritanism lead to injustice, particularly for women. Reviewed by Damhuri Muhammad
The Old Man by the Sea
This novel makes as fine an introduction as any to the work of Domenico Starnone, grand master of the Italian literary scene. Reviewed by Rick Henry
Portalmania
Debbie Urbanski’s stories turn the world outside-in, boldly exposing the psychic core of what is unsaid and unseen in all its brilliant, hard-to-define strangeness. Reviewed by Alissa Hattman
Shadow Ticket
A time machine swiveling us to an assortment of cultural markers from the 1930s, Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel is a history-steeped cautionary tale. Reviewed by Ben Sloan
North Sun
The lilting prose and carefully constructed narrative of North Sun, Ethan Rutherford’s debut novel and a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award, feel like the most expansive of embraces. Reviewed by Nicole Emanuel
Barley Patch
Australian author Gerald Murnane isn’t known for sticking to convention, yet his recently republished 2009 novel addresses a quite conventional question: Why do writers write? Reviewed by Sam Tiratto