The Assault on Tony’s

“O’Brien’s singular voice . . . [takes] us deep into an alcoholic’s world that few others have described so well.” —The New York Times Book Review…

Asian Godfathers

“A myth-shattering look at Southeast Asia’s powerful Chinese tycoons . . . A richly reported study of power and stunted economic development.” —BusinessWeek…

The Answer Is Never

‘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…

Deviant Behavior

“Mike Sager’s keen, journalistic eye and unique voice transfer to fiction with highly entertaining results. Deviant Behavior is a street-level, symphonic portrait of an American city.” —George Pelecanos, author of…

Alone With Others

‘magnificent, inspiring! . . . This excellent book has come to me personally as an illuminating text, despite my close on sixty years’ concern with Buddhism . . . [Batchelor’s]…

Umbrella

A history of the entire twentieth-century’s technological searchlight refracted through the dark glass of a long-term mental institution….

Poison Flower

New York Times best-selling author Thomas Perry brings back his most beloved character, Jane Whitefield, in the most dangerous case of a long career of helping people whose lives are…

The Explorers

About Harry Towns

“About Harry Towns is a goddamn heartbreaking delight and you are a fool if you miss it. Friedman has created a character unique, haunting, and completely memorable in stories which…

Loving Che

“A beautiful and quite possible reinvention of history.” –Alan Cheuse, NPR…