Annika Norlin’s novel, “The Colony,” follows a group of misfits in a bucolic forest. The only thing its members share is a dark past.

Boris Fishman’s new book follows a family that leaves a war-torn country for a shot at asylum in the United States.

In the novel “Counting Backwards,” by Binnie Kirshenbaum, an artist grieves the loss of her husband to Lewy body disease.

The city’s varied discontents skip into the spotlight in Zink’s new novel, “Sister Europe.”

Emma Pattee’s debut novel, “Tilt,” takes place in the 24 hours after “the really big one” devastates the Pacific Northwest.

The crew in Colum McCann’s new book makes complex repairs deep in the ocean. Human bonds prove harder to mend.

The crew in Colum McCann’s new book makes complex repairs deep in the ocean. Human bonds prove harder to mend.

Book Review By Derryll White Connelly, Michael (2015).  The Crossing. Michael Connelly is an author who invests deeply in his characters. He has...

A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.

A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.