In 1994, the nation of Rwanda collapsed into civil war -- a war that etched itself into the history books as one of the most efficient mass killings since the atomic bomb fell on Japan. In We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda, Philip Gourevitch chronicles the people who lived through the genocide, and, in the process, he crafts a book that honestly addresses the enormity of human cruelty and despair. Don't be afraid of these stories; they're too important for that.

Molly McCall