Pearl Abraham + Hannah Tinti

Abraham's past novels, which include Seventh Beggar and The Romance Reader, frequently utilize the author's Hasidic upbringing to explore questions of identity and spiritual awakening. In her new American Taliban, she covers related ground with a young man who embraces an extreme form of Islam. Tinti, who is the editor of One Story magazine, released her dark and Dickensian The Good Thief in 2008.