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Recital of the Dog

by David Rabe

…much both to Albert Camus and James M. Cain. . . . Rabe’s beautiful, tight, fluent prose renders the fragility of reality with enormous power and grace.” –San Francisco Chronicle…

Quietly in Their Sleep

by Donna Leon

“[Leon] offers a fresh, exhilarating take on that ambiguous city, with its labyrinthine alleyways and politics, its glamour, its grottiness. . . . An intelligent, satisfying crime novel.” —Sunday Times…

Minaret

by Leila Aboulela

…rarefied and uncompromising that it is likely to throw the reader out of kilter. . . . Her delicacy of touch is to be complimented.” –Chandrahas Choudhury, San Francisco Chronicle…

Midnight Cactus

by Bella Pollen

“Seductive and disturbing ” Alice Coleman is an entertaining heroine.” ––Ann Cummins, San Francisco Chronicle…

The Merciful Women

by Federico Andahazi

“[The Merciful Women]’s playful, satiric, erotic, sometimes savage, sometimes slapstick account of one man’s case of severe literary envy is something completely different, and well worth reading.” –San Francisco Chronicle…

Mammals

by Pierre Merot

“A highly amusing book… Merot is a master of mockery.” –San Diego Union Tribune…

If They Move . . . Kill ‘Em!

by David Weddle

“Written in no-nonsense prose as lean as the laconic-cowpoke director himself, this fat bio reconstructs the trailblazing architect of The Wild Bunch.” –William O. Goggin, San Francisco Weekly…

The Hunter and Other Stories

by Dashiell Hammett

“These stories are among Hammett’s best. . . . [His] prose is always savvy and sturdy, but for the man who invented ‘hard-boiled,’ it can also be surprisingly elegant.” —San

The Grilling Encyclopedia

by A. Cort Sinnes

“The Grilling Encyclopedia is full of great tips on everything from how much charcoal to use to coordinating the rest of the menu.” –San Francisco Chronicle…

Goodbye Tsugumi

by Banana Yoshimoto

…perfectly round stone dropped into a still pool. . . . In Tsugumi the author has created one of her most palpable and intriguing characters.” –Jennie Yabroff, San Francisco Chronicle…