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"A far-reaching family drama with deep ties to Korean history."
In Susan Choi's Flashlight, ten-year-old Louisa, the daughter of a Japanese-born Korean man and a white woman from the American Midwest, is found unconscious on a beach in Japan—her father, who was walking with her through the dark, flashlight ...
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 ...
A propulsive tale of intergenerational tension and revenge from the Booker Prize nominee.
"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 ...
"Literary Comfort Food for the Soul: A Lovely and Heartwarming Escape from the Real World"
This is a lovely, thoughtful, and heartwarming escape from the real world. It is filled with joy and love. I call it literary comfort food for the soul. Florence Greene is 92 years old, a widow who...
"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 ...
A novel tracing a father's disappearance across time, nations, and memory, from the author of Trust Exercise.
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, ...
Who is interested in participating in a group read of War and Peace this summer?
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 ...
Son of Weather Underground radicals recounts life on the run and decades of revolutionary struggle.
A love story and a journey through music, the exquisite and perfectly pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
"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...
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...
"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 ...
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"A thoughtful, searching piece of nonfiction that explores the beauty and importance of our increasingly endangered night sky."
If you go out at night and look up at the sky, what do you see? It depends on where you are, but if you're like most people, you may not see very much. In the cities and the suburbs, the glow of streetlights, buildings, and other sources of ...
1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.
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A marine biologist rescues a Maine island menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish in this inventive debut.
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