Book of the Month

Each month, we select a brand new book that we love so much that we guarantee you'll love it too—and if you don't, we'll give you your money back. This month, we're recommending The Archer by Shruti Swamy.

Shruti Swamy's A House is a Body is one of my favorite story collections, and her debut novel, The Archer, did not disappoint. Like an oil painting over a pencil sketch, the novel builds slowly and fills out with bursts of color and sensory detail. Not only is Vidya's story compelling, but it is told masterfully. Swamy captures the particular thrill and trouble of becoming singularly focused on an art: the life it jolts us with and the blinders it affixes. I loved this book. --Kar