A dreamy, secretive teenage girl named Teddý living on a farm in rural Iceland has a chance encounter with a visiting cartographer in 1962. When he discovers her gift for mathematics, she unexpectedly finds herself encouraged to pursue a college education. Another chance encounter, this time with a U.S. astronaut preparing for the moon mission,…
“Whatever the final assessment of Trump’s second term, his achievement in recovering from ignominy and surviving the efforts of an entrenched establishment to destroy him will stand as the greatest political comeback in modern presidential history.” So exults Hanson, a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a Trump booster from way back. Hanson is…
Wall Street Journal sports editor Robinson and executive news editor Clegg open with a football fanatic named Howie Roseman, who had pursued a position with a NFL team since high school. Finally hired to formulate salary-cap strategy, he became the league’s youngest ever general manager. For all his analytical savvy, Roseman was edged out of…
When Gaspar Ruiz, a widowed nobleman from neighboring Domingo, comes to Kindred Orphanage and offers to adopt 17-year-old Cataleya Donant, she’s hesitant—until he says the magic word: revenge. Witches killed many people, including Ruiz’s family, before being exiled from Domingo. And Cata wants to exact justice against the longtime friend who betrayed her; Sebastjan Arroyo…
Poet Aptowicz turns to the history of her native Pennsylvania with the story of William Parker, enslaved in neighboring Maryland. After having been forced to fight other enslaved men in bare-knuckle contests, a teenage William came to blows with his own enslaver. He fled, making his way to a little Quaker community across the state…
Drew’s returned from Vancouver to her hometown of Stanfield after inheriting her Aunt Hannah’s store, Good Vibrations, which specializes in all things magic. In her absence, her lab partner, nerdy Nick Campbell, has morphed into a hot guy. He’s now a journalist based in Toronto, and he wants to write a story to mark the…
Margaret Douglas’ role as one of Boston Rowing Club’s varsity captains was the center of her life. But she’s mysteriously absent from training over the summer, shocking her team and costing her the leadership role. Jo Bryant has moved to Boston, where her dad, a former Olympic gold medalist in rowing, coaches the Kenmore Boat…
Mizushima’s long-running Timber Creek K-9 series is deeply rooted in the daily responsibilities and duties of a Rocky Mountain sheriff’s station. As it’s tackled contemporary crimes, its police procedural roots have extended to explore the personal lives of local residents. This time, a welfare check by Deputy Mattie Walker and her K-9 partner, Robo, leads…
If you’ve never heard of Jeyamohan, I wouldn’t be surprised. Until recently, his work wasn’t widely available in English outside India. That is starting to change: next month Hachette in the UK (and FSG Originals in the US) is bringing out his novel White Elephant, translated from the Tamil by Priyamvada Ramkumar. This was the…
For anyone who’s interested, there’s a rare opportunity to join one of my Incomprehension Workshops online next week. Hosted by the Interfaith Center in Oxford, Ohio, US, this virtual, 90-minute workshop is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Simply register here. Full details below. Hope to see you there! The Incomprehension Workshop with Ann…