Gould’s Book of Fish

“What’s memorable–even extraordinary–about this book are Flanagan’s aphoristic talent, his imagination and his uncanny ability to channel the Rabelaisian voices of the great picaresque writers–Fielding, Sterne, Smollet. . . ….

Essays in Zen Buddhism

The Journal Keeper

“I loved this singularly honest and graceful book. The Journal Keeper reminds us that there is no such thing as an ordinary moment, and certainly no such thing as an…

Fentanyl, Inc.

A remarkable four-year investigation into the dangerous world of synthetic drugs—from black market drug factories in China to users and dealers on the streets of the U.S. to harm reduction…

Nova Express

“Hypnotic; I wish I could quote, but it takes several pages to get high on this stuff. . . . Funny . . . outrageous along the lines of Burroughs’s…

Flight of the WASP

Fifteen families. Four hundred years. The complex saga of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite in America’s history.

The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satires

“A fascinating panorama of a paradoxical society. All of the stories, whether lightly spoofing rattlebrained bureaucracy or heavily laden with sarcasm, are well-written and entertaining.” —St. Petersburg Times…

Rez Life

A celebrated Native American novelist’s intimate, insider exploration of the history of Indian reservations and contemporary life on the rez….

A Certain Curve of Horn

“Walker writes with insight and compassion. . . . A Certain Curve of Horn deserves to be ranked with Peter Mathiessen’s classic, The Snow Leopard. It underscores the sanctity of…

The Ordinary Seaman

“A stunningly well-written second novel from a major talent of great style and soul.” —The Miami Herald…