Tag Archives: Literary

Gojiro

by Mark Jacobson

“A comic masterpiece of tragic proportions . . . a visionary novel. Only one other writer has Mark Jacobson’s ability to spin a yarn…

Gold

by Dan Rhodes

“A . . . laconic, likable short novel . . . Against the currents of this slight tale, Rhodes creates an atmosphere so banal…

Gold by the Inch

by Lawrence Chua

“A sparse, fragmented style which sometimes resembles the gliding, poetic prose of Marguerite Duras . . . The author’s real talent is to lay…

Gilgamesh

by Joan London

“At once a very Australian dream and a universal one, the dream of exotic, talismanic places beyond the horizon. . . . [Gilgamesh is]…

The Ginger Man

by J.P. Donleavy

“A triumph of comic writing . . . no contemporary writer is better than Donleavy at his best.” —The New Yorker

A Girl Could Stand Up

by Leslie Marshall

“Elray Mayhew is one of the truly original literary heroines of the past few decades. . . . A Girl Could Stand Up is…

A Girl Made of Dust

by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

“Abi-Ezzi walks the delicate tightrope between man’s inhumanity and the power and strength family members must draw upon in order to survive. . ….

Girl Meets Boy

by Ali Smith

“The plot primarily concerns the sisters’ changing perceptions, which Smith conveys in vibrant interior monologues and sublime prose.” —The New Yorker

A Glass of Water

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

“This book is the best antidote around to the sorrowful, dehumanizing discourse on undocumented immigrants going on in Washington.”—Ilan Stavans

A Gentleman’s Game

by Tom Coyne

“Coyne starts his book with a punch . . . and keeps coming at you with tough, tight prose that doesn’t let up.” –Gwen…