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A Hole in the Story

Kalfus is in top form in this slim but powerful novel. Its intelligent engagement with a complex topic will make potent fodder for book groups and coffee house conversations.

Great Black Hope

A novel stuffed with witty, keen observations about the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, imbued with a sharp wit that places Franklin in the company of such astute social observers as Edith Wharton and Henry James, and a must for readers of contemporary literary fiction. Readers of Rumaan Alam and Natasha Brown will be enthralled.

Fifteen Wild Decembers

Studded with poetic flashes and sympathetic characterizations that put flesh on the bones of the Brontë universe, this is a poignant, bittersweet novel that Brontë fans should relish.

The Great Mann

Literary historical fiction that will appeal to a wide audience. Lurie is a writer to watch.

America, América: A New History of the New World

Weighty but not encyclopedic, argumentative but never overbearing, this monumental work of scholarship deserves pride of place in any historical collection that values reasonably argued discussion and deeply researched history.

Journeys of Love: Kashmiris, Music, and the Poetics of Migration

Hodgson’s love letter to music and multiculturalism is a refreshing and digestible take on academic studies. It has broad appeal for poetry and music students, anthropology buffs, and social justice advocates.

Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success

Hiller doesn’t just take the stage in his heartfelt and laugh-out-loud memoir; he owns it.

Mark Twain

This belongs in both public and academic libraries and will open a new discussion of Twain’s cultural standing, as Chernow’s previous biographies have also accomplished.

Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free

A terrific, well-written biography of an American original who died too young. Recommended for midcentury enthusiasts, followers of fashion, and readers who enjoyed Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped the Museum of Modern Art or Julie Satow’s When Women Ran Fifth Avenue.
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