Tag Archives: Literary

Apples

by Richard Milward

“Think of it as Less Than Nought . . . [A] bleak but absorbing first novel . . . If this terrifyingly talented author…

Aquarium

by David Vann

Widely acclaimed around the world, David Vann is “an artist” (New York Times), “a truly great writer” (Irish Sunday Independent), “one of the best…

Ancestor Stones

by Aminatta Forna

“A compelling drama and a thoughtful, sensual study of women’s survival.” —Entertainment Weekly

The Ancient Minstrel

by Jim Harrison

A wonderful collection of novellas from beloved, New York Times bestselling writer Jim Harrison, “arguably America’s foremost master of the novella . . . [and] a force of nature on the page.” (Washington Post)…

And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

by William S. Burroughs

The legendary unpublished collaboration between William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, a hard-boiled crime novel about a shocking murder at the dawn of the…

And the War Is Over

by Ismail Marahimin

“[And the War Is Over] has the dramatic intensity of a kick in the guts. . . . [Marahimin’s] mastery of the universe he’s…

The Angel of History

by Rabih Alameddine

The incendiary new novel by National Book Award finalist Rabih Alameddine, about an Arab American poet, whose adult life in San Francisco spans the AIDS decades, and his hilarious and…

Annabel

by Kathleen Winter

Award-winning Canadian author Kathleen Winter’s Annabel is a stunning debut novel about the family of a mixed-gendered child born into a rural hunting community…

Among the Dead

by Michael Tolkin

“Forceful . . . moves forward relentlessly like a very commercial film or a very hungry shark.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times…

The Amphora Project

by William Kotzwinkle

“Science fiction with a humorous bent . . . Frothy, sassy entertainment.” –Kirkus Reviews…