Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang– A story that spans decades, Cinema Love focuses on the marriage between a gay man who used to cruise at the local cinema and a woman who worked at the theater’s box office.
Shanghailanders by Juli Min– Follows the Yang family backwards in time from 2040 to 2014.
Their Divine Fires by Wendy Chen– Follows generations of Chinese women across the Communist and Chinese Cultural Revolution.
It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping by Lisa-Jo Baker– Baker recalls growing up in Zululand as a white person during the height of the apartheid movement and the change in her relationship with her family after coming to America to study.
Trippy by Ernesto Londono– New York Times journalist Londono talks about his own experiences using medicinal psychedelics and investigates the increase in their popularity.
Love is a Burning Thing by Nina St. Pierre– St. Pierre reflects on her upbringing with a mother who struggled with mental illness. Her mother’s illness resulted in an ongoing journey towards spiritual enlightenment and two deliberately set fires.
Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack– An author of mystery novels is brought in to help solve the case surrounding the disappearance of the man that her book is based upon.
Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose– A trio of siblings discover a tape of their parents hiding a body and must decide whether to uncover what happened.
She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica– A nurse discovers the patient she is treating for a head injury was pushed from a bridge and tries to find out what happened.
Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Translated by Polly Barton)– A journalist attempts to discover the secret behind a convicted murderer’s beef stew recipe.
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl– A woman travels to Paris after her mother leaves her a plane ticket and instructions to do so.
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina– After a series of suicides occur on tribal land, Noemi calls upon her uncle to see if she can find answers.
Native Nations by Kathleen Duval– Tells the history of the Native Americans from over 1000 years ago through to modern times.
Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts– The story of Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis de Buffon, two men who rivaled each other in trying to identify all living species on earth.
Revolusi by David Van Reybrouck– The history of Indonesia and how it decolonized after World War II.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan– Amy Tan recalls the peace she discovered by spending time in nature and watching birds in her backyard.
The Unfiltered Enneagram by Elizabeth Orr– Orr explain the different personality types of the Enneagram and the positives and negatives aspects of of each.
Mind Your Manners by Sara Jane Ho– Ho’s book covers the topics of social and digital etiquette that are reflective of modern times.