The Witch Elm

There’s not much I want to say about the plot — too much would spoil you — or the titular witch elm (really wych elm, a type of tree), but know this: it’s really, really good.

Those Who Knew

Released on Election Day, the novel tells the tale of a corrupt politician on an unnamed island who covers up killing a young college student he was having an affair with.

The Library Book

I’ve taken a little break from book blogging, but I had to return for one of the best books I’ve read in a really long time: Susan Orlean’s The Library Book.

Sourdough

What happens when a software engineer at a Google-like company gets left a mysterious starter dough? She starts baking it. Robin Sloan's second novel, Sourdoughis weird. But a good weird.

Ponti

Sharlene Teo's debut novel is set in Singapore and centers on the intense friendship of two girls.