- Location(s): Nepal
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 2000s
Writing of Samrat Upadhyay’s debut story collection, critics raved: “like a Buddhist Chekhov . . . speak to common truths . . . startlingly good” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “subtle and spiritually complex” (New York Times). Upadhyay’s first novel...
- Location(s): Matsuyama, Shikoku
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
This is the second book in the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series. The first book is The Cherry Blossom Murder. A haiku-writing trip turns to tragedy when charismatic financier Mr Ando falls from the top of Matsuyama castle....
- Location(s): Georgia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): late 20th century
Bestselling author Tina McElroy Ansa is back with another tale from Mulberry, Georgia, the richly drawn fictional town and home of the extraordinary Lena McPherson. Lena, now forty-five and tired of being “the hand everyone fans with,” has grown weary...
- Location(s): United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
- Era(s): Future
Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford – her assigned name, Offred, means...