ENGROSSING CALIFORNIA THRILLER mixes lots of action and some ripped-from-the-headlines plot points with thoughtful, nuanced characterization. The story in brief: a former child star searches for her missing twin. But there’s more to it than that… B PLUS

I'LL BE YOU
Random House
2022

THE BOLD UNKNOWN WORK of Muriel Rukeyser, the 20th century US poet, playwright, essayist, journalist, and novelist, examined in the context of her time, serves as a powerful illustration of how Cold War-era publishing marginalized key voices. B PLUS

UNFINISHED SPIRIT
Cornell University Press
2022

STORIES OF THE INDIAN DIASPORA, from Mumbai to Mauritius, Melbourne, and California, woven together around the lives of a vividly portrayed extended family circle. Gorgeous characterization in lively prose. B PLUS

BORDER LESS
7.13 Books
2022