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"The Suspense Is Terrible. I Hope It Will Last." —Oscar Wilde

Three of our novels this week are in the thriller mode. There are ill-fated private investigators; a protagonist who becomes obsessed with a local...

This week we have historical fiction about a sexually charged relationship between a Dutch painter and her servant; a child made of wax in Denmark...

Two of our upcoming events feature books in this week’s selection—one launches a magnificent Indian epic; the other a charming French story...

Gay polyamory, heartache, and obsession; five Black women across twenty years of friendship; an alternative universe where four adolescents must...

The four novels here explore versions of class: one about the hopes and dreams of formerly enslaved siblings; a rediscovered satire about artistic...

To celebrate the first books of the new season, this week you’ll meet a comically entertaining fictional mother; a complex mother whose death...

This week, we have a dark fantasy about ancient magic that takes place in Hell; a Southern Gothic family story where the Devil’s handiwork is...

The lazy days of August bring books preoccupied with the many forms of love: desire, attraction, the bonds of friendship, a mother’s love...

These five books are marked by a similar quality: it is hard to stop reading them once you’ve begun. Three are novels—a kidnapping plot gone...

Two powerful memoirs lead this week’s selection—one recounting a Black man’s journey through trauma to literary success and its aftermath...