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The Answer Is Never

by Jocko Weyland

‘sharp and winning. . . . [Weyland] is at his best when he writes about what skating gave him as a kid–what it’s like to awaken to a sense of…

The Monk

by Matthew Lewis

“The Monk is one of the authentic prodigies of English fiction, a book in spite of its various crudenesses so good that even after a century and a half it…

The Hungry Gene

by Ellen Ruppel Shell

“Compelling. . . . Journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell takes us into the wide world of obesity, seeking answers to how we got here and how we can get back to…

Throwim Way Leg

by Tim Flannery

“[Throwim Way Leg] is an enthralling introduction to the mountain people of New Guinea–unimaginably remote, charming, cunning, cruel, subtle and appealing–and to their magnificent land. . . . [Flannery’s] evocations…

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 created is flawless.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer…

The Sword and the Cross

by Fergus Fleming

“[A] searing story of France’s attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort. . . . Effectively, Fleming contrasts…

Sing Them Home

by Stephanie Kallos

“Sing Them Home constantly surprises, changing voices, viewpoints, and tempos, mixing humor and pathos, and introducing a big cast of vividly portrayed characters, major and minor. Readers who admired Kallos’s…

The Middleman and Other Stories

by Bharati Mukherjee

“Bharati Mukherjee, in this astonishing second book of short stories, zeroes in on uneasy terrain that no one has looked at with quite so clear an eye since approximately World…

Complicated Shadows

by Graeme Thomson

“Sensitive, impeccably researched account of his journey from pub-rock mediocrity in Flip City to New Wave megastardom with the Attractions and beyond.” –Time Out (London)…

Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness

by Kenzaburo Oe

“[A] remarkable book. . . . Oe is a supremely gifted writer (and fortunate in having found Nathan as a translator.)” –Ivan Gold, The Washington Post…