The Shadow Catcher

by Andrzej Szczypiorski

The story of a boy who comes of age as the world around him begins to fall apart, The Shadow Catcher is a richly…

Shadow-Box

by Antonia Logue

“That three such wildly contrasting characters can coexist in the same novel is indicative of the era’s (and the author’s) bracing audacity. . ….

Shakespeare’s Lost Kingdom

by Charles Beauclerk

“This is a book for anyone who loves Shakespeare. . . . Three cheers for Mr. Beauclerk’s daring to explore one of the most…

Serve the People!

by Yan Lianke

Banned in China, Serve the People! is the sexy, satirical sensation chronicling a love affair between the wife of a powerful Communist army commander and her…

Sewer, Gas & Electric

by Matt Ruff

“Ruff is a protean talent. . . . Very much in the absurdist tradition of Pynchon, Heller, Robbins, and Vonnegut, this is a mad…

The Sex Offender

by Matthew Stadler

“Equal parts Kafka, Burgess, and Brazil, Matthew Stadler’s novel is beautifully morbid. The eloquent, florid prose in which Mr. Uh Uh describes his passions…

Sexing the Cherry

by Jeanette Winterson

“Sexing the Cherry is a dangerous jewel . . . a mixture of The Arabian Nights touched by the philosophical form of Milan Kundera…

The Secret River

by Kate Grenville

“Magnificent . . . an unflinching exploration of modern Australia’s origins. . . . Grenville’s psychological acuity, and the sheer gorgeousness of her descriptions…

See What I Have Done

by Sarah Schmidt

National Bestseller • A haunting, gripping, and gorgeously written reimagining of the Lizzie Borden murders from “a major new talent” (Booklist) “Eerie and compelling…

The Selected Works of Samuel Beckett

by Samuel Beckett

“Beckett’s writings constitute probably the most significant body of work produced by a twentieth-century author, in that they’re taken to signify the greatest number…

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