But Natalia Theodoridou’s debut novel aces the assignment. “Sour Cherry,” out Tuesaday from Tin House, is a masterfully crafted reimagining of the tale of Bluebeard, a serial wife-killer who ...

The tart and reddish sour beer, cleverly called “Cherry Potter and the Chamber of Sours,” tasted slightly like a sweet cherry cough medicine, and the can’s “Harry Potter” details were a ...