Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the…

Act of the Damned

“An exhilarating cacophony of conflicting voices . . . The fury of its rhetoric takes on all but irresistible momentum.” –Kirkus Reviews…

The River Swimmer

A stunning collection of novellas from beloved master Jim Harrison, The River Swimmer is a breathtaking portrait of two men, one young and one older, confronting inconvenient loves and the…

Here They Come

“Murphy flawlessly captures a child’s-eye view of a battered society and a battered family . . . Most impressive of all is [her] remarkable use of language, the expressive way…

Closer

“Bleak and brilliant. There can be no doubt about the power and originality of Cooper’s writing. Sheer force of style raises Closer to the level of (at least) a minor…

The Fourth Angel

A Gentleman’s Game

“Coyne starts his book with a punch . . . and keeps coming at you with tough, tight prose that doesn’t let up.” –Gwen Florio, The Philadelphia Inquirer…

In the City of Shy Hunters

Spanbauer has inserted his character, the Shy Hunter, into the mythology of the real Lower East Side of Manhattan. Surely many will want to follow his steps after reading In…

Violencia!

“[Friedman’s] writing is so funny – and deceptively effortless – critics often liken it to a stand-up comedy routine.”–The New York Times…

A Girl Could Stand Up

“Elray Mayhew is one of the truly original literary heroines of the past few decades. . . . A Girl Could Stand Up is the kind of novel that one…