Klein and Thompson's clearly written prescriptive asserts that American society's ills can be rectified by a change in mindset - a belief in abundance over scarcity. Legislators on both sides of the aisle have become wedded to an…
Having recently left America shortly after her mother's death and a devasting fallout with her father over forgiveness and possibly acceptances, Anna arrives in London seeking solace, connection and a sense of belonging. The story opens…
A whole lot can happen in three days, especially when cats are involved. In this collection of seven short stories, prized author Kiyoski Shigematsu portrays the very concise lives of a Tokyo pet shop's selection of "blanket cats." The…
Yeva was thirteen when she killed her first dragon. She quickly became famous for being the best dragon killer and the most mysterious guildknight in the kingdom. Then the emperor hears a rumor that there is a dragon living in Quentona, a…
Woolever's gripping memoir reads like a novel: a heroine wrestling with self-destruction while both lucking into and persisting at a career in food and writing. The New York food scene of the 90s and 00s is atmospheric and intense. Her…
Swedish author Norlin's literary debut features a small group of individuals in a communal living situation in the woods. Emelie, a journalist suffering from burnout, has retreated to her grandmother's cabin, where she observes the group…
When Sara returns from an international work trip, the last thing she expects is to be detained at the airport. But what becomes quickly clear is that Sara is not the one with the power. Years ago, she made the choice to implant a sleep…
Remember when "fake news" wasn't just something politicians shouted at each other? Christine Wenc does, and she memorializes a time and place (the late 1980s and 1990s and Madison, Wisconsin) when slacker humor was in full bloom. The Onion…
A single bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder graces the cover of No More Tears, a bottle that may have once elicited feelings of nostalgia but after reading this book may have you putting said bottle back on the shelf. Johnson &…
In a northern English village in the early 2000s, an ostracized gay teenager named James becomes infatuated with a young man named Luke who's arrived to work on his uncle's farm. James longs for romance or at least friendship with this…
This crystalline novella, shortlisted for the Booker International Prize, follows a millennial couple, Anna and Tom, as they settle into a life of freelance web design in Berlin the early 2000s. They are southern European in origin, but…
With lyrical prose and lush worldbuilding, Amal El-Mohtar conjures the folktale dream world of riddles and murder ballads to tell the story of two devoted sisters, two suitors, the enchanting fairy land beyond, and the magical river of…
“What if scarcity is just a cultural construct?” Kimmerer wonders in this essay, explicitly spurred on by the shadows of climate change under neoclassical capitalism. Readers of her previous work will recognize a characteristic blend of…
Tyler's modest but satisfying latest novel in a long and celebrated career follows Gail Baines over the course of a weekend during which she and her ex-husband Max marry off their only child Debbie. In the opening chapter, Gail learns that…
Edited by the bestselling author of Moneyball and The Blind Side, Michael Lewis, this poignant set of eight essays by various authors examines the contributions of several government employees at a time when the agencies they represent…
The building on the cover of this book looks like a pink layer cake, and indeed, reading this book feels just like eating a slice of cake. The women's hotel was a peculiarly twentieth-century institution, and Daniel Lavery, known to many…
