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May 24, 2026
Yrsa Daley-Ward’s The Catch (2025), recently released in paperback, has a bizarre and intriguing premise: twin sisters who were separated at a young age, adopted into different families after their mother’s death, diverge in their ...
Son of Weather Underground radicals recounts life on the run and decades of revolutionary struggle.
Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "a cause for celebration"—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to ...
"A brilliant debut novel explores how a name can shape a family's future."
The prologue of Florence Knapp's marvelous debut, The Names, begins on October 16, 1987, the day after the Great Storm hit England. We meet Cora, a young woman of Irish descent, as she and her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, push a pram through the...
1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.
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Marie Benedict's historical fiction sheds light on the lives of key historical women. A letter to readers from Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray about their collaboration on their novel, ...
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A novel tracing a father's disappearance across time, nations, and memory, from the author of Trust Exercise.
"The complex relationship between David, a priest, and Margaret, a theology professor, tests their faith, commitment, and dreams for the Catholic Church."
It is 1963 when Margaret Bendelow is hired to teach theology at a women's college in England. Her cognitive skill and understanding of theological complexities are exemplary. Her academic depth is noteworthy. At the beginning of her career, the ...
"Live for Yourself, Live for Others"
The phrase “trigger warning” triggers people in opposite directions. Some think it represents the weak in society, while others shy away from any book that could conjure up unwanted memories. Author ...
"Four children shelter from war deep in a Lithuanian forest with the help of a flock of hyperintelligent crows."
In Ray Nayler's outstanding WWII novel, Palaces of the Crow, Neriya, a young Jewish girl, spends her summers at her family's home outside Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. She passes her time befriending the crows there, feeding them, ...
A propulsive tale of intergenerational tension and revenge from the Booker Prize nominee.
"An unlikely friendship forms after a hot air balloon plummets into a backyard pool."
Single mother Joannie is finally putting herself out there. She's on her first date since her divorce several years earlier, eating dinner with fellow single parent Johnny in his backyard, when a hot air balloon with a man and woman aboard crash ...
"In this blend of science fiction and fantasy, a prophecy changes the life of a soldier when it predicts that she may lead her nation to victory in its long war over control of Earth."
Life has always been a bit different for twenty-something Elegy Ahn, the protagonist of Veronica Roth's latest novel, Seek the Traitor's Son. Her mother is the Sword of Cedre, the nation's military leader, and her father is a bounty hunter, so she's ...
"A detailed look at the evolutionary and cultural impact of flowers that is as informative as it is approachable."
How could something as decorative and ephemeral as a flower play a role in human evolution? At first glance, the title of David George Haskell's latest book, How Flowers Made Our World, seems hyperbolic. But as he explains, in clear, scientific prose...
From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes one of the most highly anticipated books of the year – the inspiring new novel about a mother's unbreakable love in a world ...
A marine biologist rescues a Maine island menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish in this inventive debut.
May 20, 2026
This issue of The BookBrowse Review contains reviews and "beyond the book" articles for 14 titles, including A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia, Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler, and All Them Dogs by...
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