The Howling Miller
“The narrative, with its episodic chapters and fablelike tone, follows Huttunen’s interactions with an amused eye . . . Paasilinna describes the frenetic inner…
keep reading“The narrative, with its episodic chapters and fablelike tone, follows Huttunen’s interactions with an amused eye . . . Paasilinna describes the frenetic inner…
keep readingWinner of the Betty Trask Award, Kiran Desai’s dazzling debut novel is a hilarious story of life, love, and family that tells the surprising…
keep reading“James Ragan’s poems are full of arresting collocations and striking phrases. Sometimes the latter are mysterious, and sometimes (as in “the mimosa breathing the…
keep reading“Compelling. . . . Journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell takes us into the wide world of obesity, seeking answers to how we got here and…
keep reading“These stories are among Hammett’s best. . . . [His] prose is always savvy and sturdy, but for the man who invented ‘hard-boiled,’ it…
keep reading“Pollen’s flashy, witty, urbane romantic comedy digs affectionately at the blue-blooded English. . . . [She] ventures into . . . dicey areas dealing…
keep reading“A good read for anyone who wants to understand what actually determines whether a developing economy will succeed.” —Bill Gates, “Top 5 Books of…
keep reading“If this book doesn’t make you laugh, you may need a new funny bone.” —Kyle Smith, People (4 stars)
keep reading“This is a story every American ought to read; written by someone who is generous and loving. The writing is easy, effortless, honest, like…
keep reading“The absolute sureness of design. . . built phrase by phrase into a beautifully and tightly wrought structure–a few dozen expressions permuted with deliberate…
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