The Bird Skinner

“[A] thrilling evocation of young love . . . as fresh as it is heartbreaking. With an attention to detail that’s both poetic and precise . . . The Bird…

The Blue Room

“[Hare’s] play slides up on one insidiously–always suggesting more than they first suggest, planting depth charges in the mind, subtly laying a minefield in the self-confidence of one’s first impressions.”…

The Day the Sun Died

From “China’s most feted and most banned author” (Financial Times), an unforgettable tale of a village that descends into a sleepwalking spell as the sun threatens to never rise again…

The Delusions of Crowds

Borderlands

“No fiction written by a Texan these days is as violent as James Carlos Blake’s. He likes it that way, and he’s not the only one . . . Blake…

The Book of Absinthe

“Baker’s witty, eminently readable, erudite history of absinthe is a must for the cocktail aficionado.” –Wine & Spirits…

12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time

“Jacobson is a very funny writing. . . . He also weaves in enough memoir . . . to tie the current adventure to a larger question of what it…

The Louvre

The fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into…

Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?

From a celebrated writer on the outdoors, hilarious stories about the joys and pitfalls of hunting, fishing, family, and adventure.

My Secret Fishing Life

“I love Nick Lyons’s books. Every sentence is so full and ripe with whatever it is that keeps us fishing–and the minute-by-minute surprise and delight of it.” –Ted Hughes, former…