Charles Shafaieh

Carson McCullers helped organize the first productions at Cherry Grove Community House and Theater in the late 1940s. This summer the theater’s $1.5m restoration will be complete.

In life, José Saramago refused to see his once-rejected book Skylight published. Now, after his death, the once “lost” book is available for all to read the writer’s younger work.

A whirlwind of a book from the master of Haitian letters, an account from the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and the favorites of an editor at France’s most impressive publishing house.

A 15th century slave’s monologue, a sheepherder’s confrontation with mysterious violence, and a clear-eyed look at the Mormon Church’s fraught origins.

From a portrait of an upscale New York City kitchen and its motley crew to a spy thriller set during the Chinese Communist Revolution.

From a look at the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the life of the American poet E.E. Cummings.

From a biography of Beethoven focusing on his relationships, to the best of McSweeney’s.