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Charlie Johnson in the Flames

by Michael Ignatieff

“A gripping thriller. It is easy to be swept along by the fast action, and to be sucked into Charlie’s roguish world of sleazy hotels, battle-scarred hacks and shady fixers….

Chambermaid

by Saira Rao

“Comic debut novel.” —Kirkus Reviews…

Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused

by Howard Goldblatt

“In contrast to the utopian official literature of Communist China, the stories in this wide-ranging collection marshal wry humor, entangled sex, urban alienation, nasty village politics and frequent violence. ….

The CEO of the Sofa

by P. J. O'Rourke

“Not content to rest on his laurels, the bestselling humorist O’Rourke instead settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon…

Badger Games

by Jon A. Jackson

“It’s great fun to watch characters who began in another series take on a life of their own. . . . There is plenty of action, lots of low-key black…

The Bulgari Connection

by Fay Weldon

‘swift and amusing . . . You can count on Weldon for sharp, comical observations on subjects ranging from contemporary British painters and arts funding and programming to the contrast…

Blood from a Stone

by Donna Leon

“Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon, the expatriate American with the Venetian heart.” —Paul Skenazy, Washington Post…

Black Spring

by Henry Miller

“In Black Spring the old charmer is back at work, charming again. ‘This man, this skull, this music’ have good things in them, like a honeycomb. Henry Miller . ….

Dead Men’s Praise

by Jacqueline Osherow

“Like Elizabeth Bishop, who wove her voice into a sestina so effortlessly you forget the form is there, Osherow makes villanelles, sonnets, and even Dante’s terza rima feel genuinely conversational.”…

The Best a Man Can Get

by John O'Farrell

“[A] bright, hilarious little novel . . . O’Farrell has a tart narrative voice and a delectably understated way with wisecracks. You could say that his style depends heavily on…