Dances by Nicole Cuffy is heavy on ballet’s technical terms but is still a captivating debut. Cece Cordell has worked extremely hard to reach the New York City
Category Archives: Literary Fiction
We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White
We Are a Haunting is a lyrical literary debut with a sprinkling of magical realism. It follows three generations of New Yorkers over thirty years. Grandma Au
Greek Lessons by Han Kang
I liked The Vegetarian when I read it years ago, so when I saw Han Kang’s latest offering, I snatched it up. Unfortunately, Greek Lessons went mostly over my
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
Chrysalis is about one woman’s transformation and the people that orbit her. This story is about a nameless but enigmatic woman, told from the
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
The Berry Pickers is an immersive and stunningly written debut novel by Amanda Peters. Every summer, a Mi’kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to
The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez
The Story of Us is a stunning and emotional story told from the unique viewpoint of a newborn baby. Mary Grace “MG” Concepcion left her husband in
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Crane Husband is a brilliant and lyrical retelling of The Crane Wife. An unnamed fifteen-year-old girl lives with her mother and younger brother on the r…
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly is a stunning genderqueer book that follows one woman as she grapples with her gender identity. Dawn Levit, an aspiring
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane (they/them) is an incisive portrayal of one family trying to survive the clutches of a government that reset…
A History of Fear by Luke Dumas
A History of Fear reveals one man’s descent into madness. Scotland, 2017: Grayson Hale, an American grad student, callously murdered his classmate, blaming
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