Hilary Leichter

Nov 14, 2024 | nytimes.com | Hilary Leichter

STATES OF EMERGENCY, by Chris KnappDuring a 2015 heat wave in Paris, an unnamed white American and his biracial French wife, Ella, follow the news of Greece's debt crisis, watch episodes of "Homeland" and stash bottles of Perrier in the freezer. The atmosphere in their un-air-conditioned apartment is both tender and tense; they are awaiting the outcome of Ella's fertility treatment.

Sep 3, 2024 | nytimes.com | Hilary Leichter

If a timeline coalesces, it follows the work of the "watchers," a group of clones raised by the aforementioned mothers to travel by hovercraft and "maintain continuous observation over the population." One chapter clocks in at 5,000 years ahead of our present moment. It's all the future, but which parts are closer than they appear?

Dec 18, 2023 | themillions.com | Hilary Leichter

In June, on vacation, in a used bookstore. Towering paperbacks obstructing every corner. The owner insisted on showing me the novels he could not possibly part with. It was perhaps not the best sales strategy, but it certainly encouraged me to take his recommendations to heart. He was holding a copy of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton to his chest. He had just read it for the first time. “I am Ethan Frome!” he declared, beaming. He said that his wife agreed; he was totally Ethan Frome.

Dec 18, 2023 | everand.com | Hilary Leichter

In June, on vacation, in a used bookstore. Towering paperbacks obstructing every corner. The owner insisted on showing me the novels he could not possibly part with. It was perhaps not the best sales strategy, but it certainly encouraged me to take his recommendations to heart. He was holding a copy of byto his chest. He had just read it for the first time. “I am Ethan Frome!” he declared, beaming. He said that his wife agreed; he was totally Ethan Frome.

Nov 17, 2023 | powells.com | Hilary Leichter |Ghassan Zeineddine |C Zhang |Lauren Groff

Best Nonfiction of 2023 | Best Graphic Novels of 2023 | Best Horror of 2023 | Best Romance of 2023 | Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2023 | Best Kids' and YA of 20232023 was such a great year for fiction! We had the hardest time narrowing down our list of the best fiction books of the year, but after much debate, we settled on these 23 (an appropriate number for 2023, we decided).