Turn of Mind

“[Like] Anna Quindlen’s Every Last One—a dread-filled, unputdownable page-turner . . . Skillfully written in the memory-loss first person, the book combines murder mystery with family drama, bringing new meaning…

Sick Girl

“[Sick Girl] shocked me. It was a revelation. I couldn’t stop reading it. . . . It’s a book that made me shake my head in disbelief with every chapter….

A Personal Matter

“In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both.” –Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor…

Tokyo Doesn’t Love Us Anymore

“Loriga’s gorgeous, enigmatic new novel . . . could be described in terms of its premise . . . but such a description cheats the prospective reader, because the true…

God Jr.

The boldest step into a new paradigm of narrative I’ve read in a while.” –Jim Krusoe, The Los Angeles Times…

To the Elephant Graveyard

“To see wild India from the vantage point of an elephant’s back is thrilling. And what becomes of the rogue and the reasons for his deadly behavior are revealed dramatically.”…

A Primitive Heart

“As the characters play hide-and-seek with themselves, we’re forced to come out of hiding to shift our own positions and philosophy. Rabe has a way of implicating the reader–of creating…

Triangle

“[An] outstanding history. . . . [Von Drehle] has written what is sure to become the definitive account of the fire. . . . Triangle is social history at its…

When the Stars Begin to Fall

A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America

Essays in Zen Buddhism