SHARPLY FUNNY, WARM-HEARTED novel about three generations of a Punjabi Sikh family in the English Midlands.

A COLD WAR CLASSIC, newly translated from Polish, is a vivid, wrenching tale of a diplomat in 1956 India. A MINUS

STONE TABLETS
Paul Dry Books
2017

A COLD WAR CLASSIC, newly translated from Polish, is a vivid, wrenching tale of a diplomat in 1956 India.

A BRAZILIAN FAVELA KINGPIN’S extraordinary story highlights how poverty and corruption undermine society. A MINUS

NEMESIS: THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE BATTLE FOR RIO
Knopf Publishing Group
2016

THE REAL COST OF TRANSPORTATION, of ourselves and of the things we buy. Fascinating and sobering. A MINUS

DOOR TO DOOR
Harper
2016

THE POWER OF URBAN SOLITUDE: a writer weaves her memories together with iconic artworks on city loneliness. A MINUS

LONELY CITY: ADVENTURES IN THE ART OF BEING ALONE
Picador USA
2016

VICTIM AND TORTURER MEET again, in another country, at a refugee agency. Chilling novel by an Iranian exile. A MINUS

THE MAN WHO SNAPPED HIS FINGERS
EUROPA EDITIONS
2016

A NOTORIOUS VICTORIAN MURDER case, fascinatingly presented, offers insights into the era’s preoccupations. A MINUS

PRETTY JANE AND THE VIPER OF KIDBROOKE LANE: A TRUE STORY OF VICTORIAN LAW AND DISORDER: THE FIRST UNSOLVED MURDER OF THE VICTORIAN AGE
Pegasus Books
2016

THE ELEMENTS OF CREATIVITY explored. Lovely, spare prose! Examples from nature, science, architecture, arts. A MINUS

THE STORM OF CREATIVITY
MIT Press
2015

THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS

DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016