BANGLADESH TO BROOKLYN and back again: evocative, intense novel of a family facing changes and old secrets. B PLUS

BRIGHT LINES
Penguin Books
2015

RICHLY TEXTURED FANTASY set in a vividly imagined, Aztec-inspired world. Smart debut from a Bulgarian writer. B PLUS

WHEN THEY SHINE BRIGHTEST
None
2015

BREAKNECK SF THRILLER with a smart time-travel premise, lots of action, and some unforgettable characters. A MINUS

TIME SALVAGER
None
2015

RECREATING EXTINCT SPECIES, preserving endangered species; on-site interviews with scientists shine most. SOLID B

RESURRECTION SCIENCE
St. Martin’s Press
2015

THE DEATH OF A SMALL-TIME CROOK shakes up the lives of his estranged son and daughter. Poetic Danish noir. B PLUS

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
Open Letter Books
2015

THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE stars in Sarah Vowell’s chatty, funny, erudite history of the American Revolution. A MINUS

LAFAYETTE IN THE SOMEWHAT UNITED STATES
Riverhead Books
2015

INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PIRACY: a former prosecutor’s tale of investigating a $100 million theft. Informative! B PLUS

CRACK99 : THE TAKEDOWN OF A $100 MILLION CHINESE SOFTWARE PIRATE
W. W. Norton & Company
2015

A SPOOKY FAMILY LEGEND BRINGS an English tabloid journalist across the Atlantic to uncover dark secrets. B PLUS

MOORE HOLLOW
None
2015

BREEZY, INSIGHTFUL, FUNNY, smart personal essays from a young writer with a love for history and tomfoolery. B PLUS

FIELD GUIDE TO AWKWARD SILENCES
New American Library
2015

A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT WITCHCRAFT and other magical traditions in the U.S. today. Lots of information! SOLID B

WITCHES OF AMERICA
Sarah Crichton Books
2015