Tag Archives: Literary

Blown

by Mark Haskell Smith

Biting satire and criminal mischief abound in Mark Haskell Smith’s new novel that follows a Wall Street trader who disappears—with millions in stolen cash—and…

Birdcage Walk

by Helen Dunmore

From the bestselling author of The Siege and Exposure and the first-ever winner of the Orange Prize comes a new novel set in Bristol at the height of the romantic era that follows a freethinking young woman in her marriage to a ruthless property developer….

The Age of Perpetual Light

by Josh Weil

A dazzling new work that spans eight stories of light, human progress, and the search for a better life from Josh Weil, one of…

A Good Day to Die

by Jim Harrison

“[Harrison] knows life in a way that few will admit to, and writes about it in a ribald, vigorous, and intelligent fashion. . ….

Rushes

by John Rechy

“A major American novelist writing at the peak of his powers.” –Richard Hall, The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

The Sand Castle

by Rita Mae Brown

“Feisty Southern sisters Juts and Wheezy . . . are back and irascible as ever. . . . Brown creates palpable tension throughout, largely…

The Rosendorf Quartet

by Nathan Shaham

“An extraordinary literary fugue, in which the reader views each character through five quite different pairs of eyes. . . . Shaham has written…

Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age!

by Kenzaburo Oe

“Rouse Up is a series of linked, meditative stories that examine Nobel laureate Oe’s changing relationship with his adolescent brain-damaged son through the prism…

Ruby River

by Lynn Pruett

“Classic town gossip, the kind typically served up with strong coffee or sweet iced tea. . . . Pruett is one of those good-natured…

The Road to Lichfield

by Penelope Lively

“The plot of The Road to Lichfield is exquisitely constructed, and the language shimmers. . . . A journey of self-discovery-the narrative urges the reader to contemplate the larger context in which people everywhere live out their individual dramas.” –Wendy Martin, San Francisco Chronicle…