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 Under the RadarApril 2025 |
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Fundamentally : a novel
by Nussaibah Younis
When Dr. Nadia Amin accepts a U.N. role in Iraq to lead a controversial deradicalization program, she faces hostile colleagues, systemic corruption, and an unexpected bond with a young refugee who forces her into impossible decisions with unforeseen consequences.
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A girl within a girl within a girl : a novel
by Nanda Reddy
"On an ordinary day in an upscale Atlanta suburb, Maya is making breakfast for her two sons, when her husband drops a red-and-blue striped envelope on the counter and asks a devastating question: Who is Sunny? Maya is sent reeling back to her childhood in Guyana--a time when Sunny was her only name. Unbeknownst to her husband, Maya is not who she claims to be. The letter, from her long-lost sister Roshi, now threatens to expose her true identity and shatter the seemingly perfect existence Maya worked so hard to build"
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Goddess complex : a novel
by Sanjena Sathian
Grappling with the aftermath of a failed marriage and the pressure to conform to societal expectations, Sanjana Satyananda finds herself entangled in a bizarre quest to find her missing ex-husband and confront the choices she made about motherhood.
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Guatemalan rhapsody : stories
by Jared Lemus
A collection of stories where characters each face pivotal choices that test their loyalties including orphaned brothers posing as highway robbers, a tattoo artist competing for love and a self-styled Don Juan caught in a film crew's upheaval.
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Loca : a novel
by Alejandro Heredia
In 1999 in New York, when book-loving science nerd Sal finds love at a gay club one night, life for him and his best friend, young mother Charo, unexpectedly opens up to a vibrant social circle that pushes them to consider what they owe to themselves and to each other.
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Maya & Natasha : a novel
by Elyse Durham
Twins Maya and Natasha are Kirov Ballet dancers in 1958 during the Soviet regime, but when only one sister can join the company's American tour, the sisters compete until one betrays the other, and the Cold War tests their loyalties to the East, the West, and each other.
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Mazeltov : a novel
by Eli Zuzovsky
Adam's coming-of-age in Israel is narrated by his devout father; his best friend, Abbie, who encourages joyful transgression; Khalil, a Palestinian poet, offering a different way to be; and Adam himself, filled with shame and desire as he faces the brokenness of his world.
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The sable cloak
by Gail Milissa Grant
In 1940s St. Louis, Jordan and Sara Sable, a powerful Black couple who built their family's legacy through politics and a prestigious funeral business, face a devastating tragedy that threatens their empire, forcing them to consider a daring plan with unforeseen consequences.
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Universality : a novel
by Natasha Brown
After a violent attack at an illegal rave on a Yorkshire farm, a determined journalist unravels a web of intrigue involving a corrupt landlord, a controversial columnist, and a group of anarchists, exposing unsettling truths about power, language and the elusive nature of storytelling.
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What you make of me : a novel
by Sophie Madeline Dess
As artist Ava prepares for her first solo show, she reflects on the intense bond and escalating tensions with her dying brother, Demetri, exploring their shared past marked by abandonment, creative ambition, and betrayal in a portrait of sibling loyalty, rivalry and the sacrifices they've made in pursuit of art.
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