Nightcrawling
by Leila Mottley
Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi…
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
by Silvia Moreno Garcia
Which is more monstrous: the creation of life, or the exploitation of it? This reimagining of the classic novel is set…
The Anthropocene Reviewed
by John Green
As the United States descended into the Delta variant phase of the pandemic and the Oregon sky filled with smoke, I fou…
Woman, Eating: A Literary Vampire Novel
by Claire Kohda
Lydia is hungry. She’s always wanted to try Japanese food. Sashimi, ramen, onigiri with sour plum stuffed inside – the…
The Dawn of Everything
by David Graeber & David Wengrow
This is the big book everyone is talking about. It presents a dramatically new understanding of human history, challeng…
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel
1912, Vancouver Island; 2020, New York City; 2203, a globe-spanning book tour; 2401, Moon Colonies 1 & 2. Seemingly…
Young Mungo
by Douglas Stuart
A brilliantly constructed and deeply moving story of queer love and working-class families by the Booker Prize–winning…
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan
Tech genius Bix Bouton is searching for the next big innovation when he stumbles upon a group of Colombia professors wh…
Give unto Others
by Donna Leon
Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly innocent request leads…
Unlikely Animals
by Annie Hartnett
Natural-born healer Emma Starling once had big plans for her life, but she’s lost her way. A medical school dropout, sh…
