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Ajay Chowdhury and Ian Rankin are among the authors of this year’s standout novels, including cosy escapes, dodgy cops and a murder told backwards

An Albanian and a Serbian in Kosovo are wrenched apart by homophobia and conflict in this dark, powerful novel

A man flees the Kosovan war in this perceptive study of passion and terror

Thirteen amazing reads from all over Southeastern Europe, translated into English for our reading pleasure.

The Holocaust and history; a young gay man in South Korea; a wartime epic from Finland; plus two tales of love and abandonment

New writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Elena Ferrante and Jarvis Cocker – a taste of good things to come

As 2021 nears an end, we asked four book critics to pick their favorites from a very fruitful year. Here are Bethanne Patrick's top five novels

As the year comes to an end, our staff, contributors, and board members look back on their favorite international reads from 2021.   Eric M. B. Becker Editor One of my most thought-provoking reads this year came rather late in the year: Natassja Martin's memoir of a harrowing

Pajtim Statovci's unlikely success with his first three novels may have had more to do with their subjects' being au courante than with the author's staggering literary genius. In his latest, he adds the depredations of love and war.

BUST Details Published: 03 June 2021 The LGBTQ+ community is vast and experiences are varied. In honor of Pride month, here are nine LGBTQ+ authors from around the world whose works offer compelling insight into the diversity of the community while exploring the universal complexities of identity and sexuality, and celebrating the joy and comfort of love and community. 1. Image via Feminist Press One of the first LGBTQ+ novels to come out of China, this now cult-classi...