August Blue
A concert pianist who walked off stage in Vienna and spent the rest of the novel trying to figure out who she is.
Fiction
21 books
Mostly novels that do something unexpected with form or voice. Primarily from small presses, often slim, often in translation.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
An eerie murder mystery, dark feminist comedy, and a refreshing take on vegetarianism—Tokarczuk does all three at once.
The Dry Heart
A compact book, brilliantly subdued in its anger.
All The Lovers In The Night
Fuyuko prefers the company of fictional characters to real people. Kawakami makes that feel like the most natural thing in the world.
Grey Bees
One beekeeper, two streets, and a village caught between two armies—Kurkov finds warmth in the smallest of places.
