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Josh Weil
Josh Weil was awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his novella collection, The New Valley. A National Book Award “Five Under Thirty-Five”…
Mark Dery
Mark Dery is a cultural critic whose writings on fringe culture and new media have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Wired, The Village Voice, Feed, Salon,…
Escape Velocity
by Mark Dery…far reaches of today’s computer savvy avant-garde . . . this book is your ideal guide to the cultural complexities of the computer age.” –The New York Times Book Review…
The Internet Is Not the Answer
by Andrew KeenA sharp indictment and incisive analysis of the detrimental effects of the Internet on our psychology, economy, and society.
The Pleasing Hour
by Lily King“Splendid . . . Powerful . . . so assured that it’s hard to believe the book is [King’s] debut.” —Jacqueline Carey, The New York Times Book Review…
How I Became a Famous Novelist
by Steve Hely“If this book doesn’t make you laugh, you may need a new funny bone.” —Kyle Smith, People (4 stars)…
A House Unlocked
by Penelope Lively…House Unlocked might have the well-mannered surface of a Merchant-Ivory film, but beneath the decorous prose is a clear-eyed refusal to indulge in nostalgia.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times…
Tokyo Doesn’t Love Us Anymore
by Ray Loriga“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…
Miracle of the Rose
by Jean Genet“Genet can use a brutal phraseology that makes prison life specific and immediate. Yet through his singular sensibility, these elements are transmuted into something fragile, rare, beautiful.” –The New York…
