The ultimate genius of Jess Walter's new novel, "So Far Gone," is the author's talent for relating our fractured modern society with humor and hope.

Aisling Rawle's debut novel, "The Compound," is the story of 20 young men and women who compete in a reality television competition.

Like life, Michelle Huneven's newest novel, "Bug Hollow," has it all.

Maria Reva's new novel, Endling, goes way beyond expansive and ventures headlong into metafiction. And that’s where the magic really happens.

Meredith Hambrock's new novel, She's a Lamb!, is a dark, disturbing and twisted thriller featuring one of the most despicable narrators since R.F. Kuang's Yellowface.

Florence Knapp's debut novel, "The Names," explores the horrific legacy of domestic abuse, the tensions of marriage and parenting, and the shifting tides of family.

Kevin Wilson's new novel, "Run for the Hills," features four half-siblings — previous strangers to one another — who set off on a road trip across America to find the father who abandoned them.

'Shopgirls' by Jessica Anya Blau is the story of 19-year-old Zippy, who works in petite dresses at I. Magnin, a legendary high-fashion department store in San Francisco.

Despite some truly dark subject matter, "The Road to Tender Hearts" grabs your heart with both hands and somehow gets you laughing through tears.

'Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put' is a memoir in essays by Annie B. Jones, the owner of an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. It explores small-town living and the idea that you don't have to do big things in a big city to have a meaningful life.