In his young adult book Light in the Canyon, Darren Cools’ exploration of gender reaches an ambiguous conclusion. Review by Megan Foster

A. Van Jordan brings together past stories into the living present when he brings Shakespeare’s characters into conversation with us. Review by Veronica Toth

Amy Tan’s debut novel spans cultures and generations, serving as a lasting reminder of the ties that bind us together. Review by Abigail Borland

Scott Cairns’s most recent collection embraces the unknown and unknowable while demonstrating the poet’s wide-ranging knowledge and formal mastery. Review by Mischa Willett

In devotional entries on the Eucharist, Hannah Miller King elucidates the sacrament’s joyful significance for the Christian life. Review by Maria Copeland

Instagrammer Luke Sherlock’s foray into print is a thoroughly unexpected little volume that makes up in visual beauty and depth of feeling for what it lacks in weight. Review by Sarah Clark

A series of fictional journals from a Victorian orphan could be mere escapism–but instead, the heroine and her eclectic collection of friends model living through grief with grace. Review by Ali Holcomb

Thomas Tweed’s Religion in the Lands that Became America skillfully traces the imprints of ecological circumstances on American religious life but undersells the influence of religious thinking itself. Review by Will Bryant

Paul Kingsnorth predicts the techno-capitalist mission to eradicate human limits will eradicate humanity itself. Review by Evan Tao