First Light

An immensely engaging and entertaining novel – a suspenseful reflection on life, nature, and the cosmos, and above all an illuminating and enchanting story.

The Best of It

“Melancholy lucidity is Ryan’s greatest gift, and it can be heard in all her most successful poems. But her most startling discovery is that melancholy, with its tendency to brood…

El Norte

A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries, from the acclaimed author of Empire’s Crossroads…

House Justice

“Lawson has honed his skill to write a perfect political thriller—fast-moving, cynical, but ultimately moral.” —Library Journal (starred review)…

The Parisian

A “sublime” (Zadie Smith) debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man,…

The Irish Assassins

A brilliant work of historical true crime charting a pivotal event in the l9th century, the Phoenix Park murders in Dublin, that gripped the world and forever altered the course…

The Explorers

John Rechy’s handwritten edits to City of Night

…stylistically innovative look at the world of hustlers, drag queens, and those in their orbit that still sings and stings today, nearly sixty years after its publication. Originally a controversial…

Grove at Home: March 28-April 3

…Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day in the US, an occasion first observed by Barack Obama in 2012, and made a recurring annual commemoration by Donald Trump in 2017….

Grove at Home: August 30—September 5

…vault — to say hi, remind you to keep reading, and let you know what’s on our minds.   Friday, September 4 Happy birthday, Carmen Boullosa! Today marks the sixty-fourth…