The Wild Birds
By Wendell Berry
Six interlinked stories, warm and unhurried, from a fictional Kentucky town.
Greyhound
By Joanna Pocock
Joanna Pocock retraces a Greyhound journey across America
The Memory Police
By Yōko Ogawa
A tale about an island where vanishing is ordinary, and remembering is dangerous.
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
By Claire-Louise Bennett
Bennett’s writing about love and memory catches you mid-air.
Any Person Is the Only Self
By Elisa Gabbert
A generous collection of essays on reading, writing, and the quiet pleasures of literary life.
War and Turpentine
By Stefan Hertmans
Spanning multiple war-ridden decades of the 20th century, Hertmans’ reconstruction of his grandfather's life is lovingly layered.
Open City
By Teju Cole
Open City is a novel that reads like a great essay might, pulling in references to art, music, literature and history, and building a collage that invites further discovery beyond its pages.