Felicity McLean has delved into her own past as a young girl living in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, as well as her great-grandfather’s, for inspiration when writing the compelling and haunting novel, The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone. Read her essay exploring the idea that the past travels with us, and how that was anContinue reading

Summer is here, and whether you’re headed to the beach, the pool, or your living room sofa, you’re going to need a great book to keep your summer reading hot. Here are the books everyone will be talking about. • • • The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason It’s June 1860 in London, and withinContinue reading

Warmer weather is on its way, and with it, a set of incredible new books from Algonquin! Meet your next favorite in this lineup, all hitting the shelves in the coming months.   Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel by Matti Friedman This is the true story of four outsiders whoContinue reading