Eric Bies reviews a new volume of the famous posthumous verses of the famous Peruvian man of letters, Apparent Breviary by Gastón Fernández, out from World Poetry Books: openlettersreview.com/posts/apparent…

Steve Donoghue reviews a new biography of the French king who fought with Plantagenets his whole life, Nemesis by Catherine Hanley, out from Osprey Publishing: openlettersreview.com/posts/nemesis-…

Siddharth Handa reviews a biography of a groundbreaking volume of Chinese verse in translation, Chinese Songs in a French Key by Pauline Yu, out from Columbia University Press: openlettersreview.com/posts/chinese-…

Jim Abbiati reviews a classic Conan reprint from Titan Comics that sits somewhere between a graphic novel and a coffee table art book, The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard (Valentin Sécher, illustrator), out from Titan Comics: openlettersreview.com/posts/vzcwt88t…

Steve Donoghue reviews the rousing conclusion to the historical fiction “Essex Dogs” trilogy, Lion Hearts by Dan Jones, out from Viking Books: openlettersreview.com/posts/lion-hea…

Jim Abbiati reviews Spencer Quinn's latest installment of his whimsical Mrs. Plansky mystery series, Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue, out from Tor Publishing Group: openlettersreview.com/posts/mrs-plan…

Joe Spivey reviews All Consuming by Ruby Tandoh, out from Alfred A. Knopf: openlettersreview.com/posts/all-cons…

Tom LeClair reviews Shadow Ticket, the new novel from the legendary Thomas Pynchon, out from Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚: openlettersreview.com/posts/shadow-t…

Steve Donoghue reviews a gripping new history of the First Battle of Ypres, The Killing Season by Robert Cowley, out from Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-kill…

Jim Abbiati reviews a new posthumous Elmore Leonard novella, Picket Line, out from Mariner Books: openlettersreview.com/posts/picket-l…

Steve Donoghue reviews a brilliant new biography of the legendary 20th-century author, True Nature by Lance Richardson, out from Pantheon Books: openlettersreview.com/posts/true-nat…

Steve Donoghue reviews a prismatic new look at Columbus the man and Columbiana the legends, The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus by Matthew Restall, out from W. W. Norton & Company: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-nine…

Steve Donoghue reviews a generous narrative history of the famous Lake Superior shipwreck, The Gales of November by John U. Bacon, out from Liveright Books: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-gale…

Joe Spivey reviews Fateful Hours by Volker Ullrich, about the grim story of the end of Weimar Germany, out from W. W. Norton & Company: openlettersreview.com/posts/fateful-…

Aaron Kyereh-Mireku reviews a dramatic account of the run-up to the English Civil War, The Blood in Winter by Jonathan Healey, out from Alfred A. Knopf: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-bloo…

Steve Donoghue reviews an insightful if slightly uneven look at serial killers and their analysts, The Monsters We Make by Rachel Corbett, out from W. W. Norton & Company: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-mons…

Tom LeClair reviews Ian McEwan’s ambitious new novel, What We Can Know by Ian McEwan, out from Alfred A. Knopf: openlettersreview.com/posts/what-we-…

Jim Abbiati reviews an enjoyable hybrid of entwined genres, themes, and narrative styles, The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien by Brit Griffin, out from Latitude 46 Publishing: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-haun…

Brock Covington reviews a collection of stories from the prize-winning Russian poet, (Th)ings and (Th)oughts by Alla Gorbunova, out from Deep Vellum: openlettersreview.com/posts/things-a…

Tom LeClair reviews a debut novel about table tennis, Underspin by E. Y. Zhao, out from Astra: openlettersreview.com/posts/underspi…