Tag Archives: Literary

Fool on the Hill

by Matt Ruff

“Inspired . . . rich in flavorful language . . . this dazzling tour de force makes for an auspicious literary debut.” –San Francisco…

Forgery

by Sabina Murray

“Forgery is as flavorsome as a summer month in the Greek isles.” —Richard Lipez, Washington Post

Flight

by Sherman Alexie

…sentence, Alexie succeeds yet again with his ability to pierce to the heart of matters, leaving this reader with tears in her eyes.” —S. Kirk Walsh, The New York Times…

The Flowers

by Dagoberto Gilb

“The prospect of reading a novel narrated in run-on sentences, fragments, Spanish phrases and street slang might seem daunting, but not when you meet the precocious, Holden Caufieldesque narrator of Dagoberto Gilb’s coming-of-age novel . . . Sonny’s voice is mesmeric. It keeps us reading.” —Sarah Fay, New York Times…

Fobbit

by David Abrams

“Fobbit is hilarious, but the subject matter is deadly serious. It is the rare writer–indeed, the rare person–who can step outside of himself and…

The Fire Gospel

by Michel Faber

“The satire is so entertaining, the pace so sharp, the writing so witty . . . The Fire Gospel can be read easily in…

First Light

by Peter Ackroyd

An immensely engaging and entertaining novel – a suspenseful reflection on life, nature, and the cosmos, and above all an illuminating and enchanting story.

First Love and Other Shorts

by Samuel Beckett

“The cracked and crackling narrator of First Love who tells of how he met a woman on a bench, went back to live with…