READING CORNER

The Curiosity An Arctic research team working on reanimating tiny frozen sea creatures finds a man preserved in an iceberg. Can they bring him back, too? Stephen P. Kiernan’s novel is a marvelous blend of sci-fi, romance, and the tug-of-war between science and ethics.

The Shining Girls Lauren Beukes’s latest pits a time-traveling serial killer against the one victim who, in 1989, got away. Creepy, trippy, entirely engrossing.

The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls Boys may be boys, but girls—well, their coming-of-age can be more complicated. Anton DiSclafani’s vivid, beautifully written novel explores the consequences for Thea, a headstrong Depressionera teen who is banished to a posh southern school after a family tragedy.