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There's not much plot in Argentinean author Sergio Chejfec's novel — and what happens might be imaginary. But if you accept the story's dream logic, it will leave you both dazed and pleased.

Biographer Linda Gordon chronicles Morath's escape from Nazi Germany, her boundary-breaking career and her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller.

The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.

Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that the quake struck remote, mountainous villages.

With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space."

Stefan Zweig's famous book is as much about its own context as an execution 300 years ago; its archness signals a time capsule, except that the rhetoric around women in power has changed so little.

Jessica Abel's comic Trish Trash, Rollergirl of Mars isn't just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale, it's a masterful critique of capitalism that stays engaging despite a few wobbles.

Linguist Gaston Dorren's book is endlessly interesting — and you don't have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it: He has a talent for clearly explaining even the most difficult concepts.

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

M.K. England's new novel starts with a bang: A group of space-school rejects must save the universe. It never quite delivers on that premise, but the characters are so appealing, you'll want more.