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The Cellar

“Reads like a recipe for evil and may well induce a nightmare or two . . . Sly pacing and a detached narrative voice…

The Cello Suites

“This is one of the most extraordinary, clever, beautiful, and impeccably researched books I have read in years. A fascinating story deftly told—and, for…

Central America Inside Out

“A thorough, well-documented . . . investigation of the extend and consequences of North American government and business influence over Central American politics and…

Cain’s Book

“Mr. Tocchi’s ideas (or, rather, his gropings toward the distant glow of ideas) are set down in prose that is always clean and sharp…

A Call to Heroism

“This book is a delightful Grand Tour, taking us from war to sports to great literature. You will enjoy it.” —Jay Mathews, Education reporter…

Camus, a Romance

“A rich hybrid of biography, literary criticism, intellectual history and memoir. . .[an] intriguing, multi-faceted portrait.” —The Washington Post

Candy

“Wickedly funny to read and morally bracing as only good satire can be.” —William Styron

The Cap

“Staggering in its honesty . . . a taut and compulsively readable narrative that makes fresh again horrors that have become familiar . ….

The Caprices

“Murray writes stories of fierce intensity, stories that are evocative, distinct, and haunting.” —Claire Messud, The New York Times Book Review