Tag Archives: Literary
Auto da Fay
by Fay Weldon“All the characteristics of Weldon’s fiction–stinging wit, jaunty prose, memorable bon mots–are present in this kaleidoscope peregrination through six decades of picaresque adventures. ….
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
by Dubravka Ugresic“[A] strange and wonderful book . . . I couldn’t stop reading. . . . Ugresic is affecting and eloquent . . . [and…
As God Commands
by Niccolò AmmanitiThe award-winning new novel by Niccolò Ammaniti is “a rollickingly dark horror-comic, a grueling piece of fun” by a “fearsomely gifted writer” (The Independent)
Asleep
by Banana Yoshimoto“Ms. Yoshimoto’s writing is lucid, earnest and disarming, as emotionally observant as Jane Smiley’s, as fluently readable as Anne Tyler’s.” –The New York Times
The Assault on Tony’s
by John O'Brien“O’Brien’s singular voice . . . [takes] us deep into an alcoholic’s world that few others have described so well.” —The New York Times…
At the Full and Change of the Moon
by Dionne Brand“[Brand has] a lush and exuberant style that may put some readers in mind of Toni Morrison or Edwidge Danticat.” –The New York Times Book Review…
Are You Mine?
by Abby Frucht“A rich and seamless work . . . sensual, beautiful and funny.” –The New York Times Book Review
Arkansas
by John Brandon“John Brandon’s remarkable first novel will blow away a certain readership. . . . Arkansas rants against the machine in a voice combining Raymond Chandler’s side-of-the-mouth noir with Quentin Tarantino’s gleeful-psychopath wit and Mark Twain’s episodic romance of the journey.” —San Francisco Chronicle…
Anthropology
by Dan Rhodes“Clever concept, well executed . . . witty, often wicked and above all, fun. Read them to your squeeze.” —People
The Antiquarian
by Gustavo Faveron PatriauPart murder mystery, part exploration of the antiquarian book world, and all modern gothic masterpiece, this sophisticated and spellbinding debut novel is one you…
