'The Emperor of Gladness' is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family
Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia.
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A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in 'The Director'
When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann's new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst.
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New novel asks: How much can a male friendship take?
Eric Puchner's new novel, Dream State, was just named the latest Oprah book club pick. It's about a love triangle that tests the decades-long friendship of two college friends.
Secrets feed on time in the masterful novel 'Mothers and Sons'
Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a beautiful appreciation of the all-too-human mess of life.
A light-hearted murder mystery weekend turns deadly in Kate Atkinson's cozy thriller
Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a fully satisfying, all-the-pieces-click-together ending.
A complex immigrant family story lies beneath the breezy veneer of 'Sunshine Nails'
Mai Nguyen's debut novel centers on the family of Tuyet and Xuan Tran, Vietnamese refugees who settle in Toronto. It simmers with questions about work, class and generational divides.
Two new feel-good novels about bookstores celebrate the power of reading
Most novels set in bookshops are heartwarming paeans to bonds forged among readers. The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa are no exception.
'Even As We Breathe': A First Novel From A Teacher Who Writes For Her Students
The book is a mystery of sorts, set at an upscale North Carolina resort during World War II. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle teaches at a high school with a student population that's 30% Native American.