Terrence Holt's debut collection of stories shakes the foundation of the word.

Wizardly charm from Salman Rushdie in this erudite book for his son.

If there's one novel to read about the psychology of Hitler's ascent, this is it.

Dinaw Mengestu's self-absorption comes at too high a price in his second novel.

In bleak and dark North Korea, Barbara Demick digs in to find a love story.

A British editor and an American eclectic make a strong case for the meaning of truth.

Damon Galgut's "In a Strange Room" has the power to hypnotize even geography.

Vendela Vida's latest novel, set in Turkey, is insightful but implausible.

Dutch master Cees Nooteboom produces a nerve-wracking Garden of Delights.

As Nazism rose, novelist Hans Fallada focused on Germany's hard times.