The Third Realm
Karl Ove Knausgaard’s latest novel may be to some a meditation, to others a dissertation, and to others still a digression.
Reviewed by Sam Tiratto
Jonah and His Daughter
In this inventive novel, Romanian author Ioana Pârvulescu invites us to read the Old Testament fable of Jonah as something that deepens through time.
Reviewed by Rick Henry
Black River
Nilanjana Roy’s new novel transcends genre to deliver a study of grief and an affectionate portrait of friendship.
Reviewed by Josh Steinbauer
Satellite Image
Beyond its traditional thriller elements, Michelle Berry’s latest novel offers insight into the often-unsettling process of settling into a new home.
Reviewed by Adam McPhee
Scaffolding - The Anthropologists
The question of how to take up space—a question particularly relevant in the wake of the pandemic—is the common theme of Lauren Elkin’s Scaffolding and Ayşegül Savaş’s The Anthropologists.
Reviewed by Sarah Moorhouse
Our Long Marvelous Dying
In their latest novel, physician-writer Anna DeForest explores the existential challenges that abound in the world of palliative care.
Reviewed by Xi Chen
Until August
The mere presence of Until August, often described as Gabriel García Márquez’s “lost novel,” calls readers to ponder both its story and its backstory.
Reviewed by Emil Siekkinen
To Hell with Poets
Now available in a first English translation by Mirgul Kali, Baqytgul Sarmekova’s collection of stories offers something new in Kazakh literature.
Reviewed by Timothy Walsh
Brotherless Night
Now out in paperback, V. V. Ganeshananthan’s 2023 award-winning novel is at once a product of long and careful research and an amazing feat of empathic imagination.
Reviewed by Ann Klefstad
Walk the Darkness Down
The latest novel by Daniel Magariel doesn’t shy away from sad, even tragic, truths, but this story about a troubled marriage also suggests the possibility of hope.
Reviewed by Jonathan Fletcher