Louisa Ermelino

In the bestselling author’s latest thriller, a forensic scientist who helped convict the wrong man wrestles with a decision that could change her life forever.

The National Book Award finalist discusses what made him decide to write his latest novel, ‘The Sisters’ (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, June), in English, then Swedish, and finally in English again.

At the center of Tan’s latest is a real-life murder in early-20th-century British Malaya and its attendant scandal.

In ‘How I Won a Nobel Prize,’ a student on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough follows her disgraced mentor to an island where bad behavior is the norm.

‘Loot’ follows the destiny of a famous mechanical toy through the fortunes of its creator and world events.

In Zoje Stage’s ‘Mothered,’ a mother and daughter are trapped in a house, where isolation and a troubled past lead to madness and violence.

In Bushra Rehman’s coming-of-age novel, a young woman must leave her Pakistani community in Corona, Queens, in order to find herself.

In ‘We All Want Impossible Things,’ the seasoned author confronts the illness and death of a lifelong friend with pathos and humor.

In her provocative memoir, ‘Token Black Girl,’ Prescod takes on magazines and media to understand herself and the origins of body image and self-worth.

In ‘Stay True,’ the journalist tells an emotionally powerful story of grief, friendship, and identity.

In his ambitious new novel, the author recounts a long and complicated life framed by the historical events of the past 70 years.

In Newson’s debut novel, ‘My Government Needs to Kill Me,’ a Black gay Midwesterner finds himself in the middle of the city’s AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

A disgruntled Luddite plans an ambitious takedown of society in ‘The Great Man Theory.’

In her debut novel, ‘The Boys,’ the accomplished journalist creates a unique family story filled with surprises.

‘Fellowship Point’ celebrates the lifelong friendship of two extraordinary women.

The bestselling author unearths an important piece of WWII history in a story of Italy, family, and immigration in ‘The Good Left Undone.’

‘Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life’ tells the story of the author’s grief, illness, and recovery—and an unexpected romance.

Douglas Stuart tells a tale of forbidden love between two boys in the dangerous world of working-class Glasgow.

In her powerful debut novel, ‘Four Treasures of the Sky,’ Zhang tells the story of early Chinese immigrants through the voice of a girl kidnapped from China in 1883.

The debut author’s mesmerizing memoir, ‘Ancestor Trouble,’ casts a wide net in reckoning with her family history.