The Accident

The new novel from internationally acclaimed, prize-winning author Ismail Kadare documents an ill-fated love affair, in which passion, jealousy, and obsession collide in the aftermath of the Balkan war.

Camus, a Romance

“A rich hybrid of biography, literary criticism, intellectual history and memoir. . .[an] intriguing, multi-faceted portrait.” —The Washington Post…

The Angel of History

The incendiary new novel by National Book Award finalist Rabih Alameddine, about an Arab American poet, whose adult life in San Francisco spans the AIDS decades, and his hilarious and…

A Call to Heroism

“This book is a delightful Grand Tour, taking us from war to sports to great literature. You will enjoy it.” —Jay Mathews, Education reporter for The Washington Post…

Burmese Looking Glass

“Edith Mirante is like Edgar Snow reincarnated as a biker chick with a taste for Dewar’s cut with bear’s blood. Burmese Looking Glass is a contribution to the literature of…

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, 1851-1852

Bongwater

“Bongwater is one of the coolest books of the year. Hornburg explodes the whole grunge mythos by taking it out of the realm of the flash photo spread and giving…

Big Girls Don’t Cry

“Weldon’s clever comparisons of yesterday’s mores to today’s spice up this bubbling feminist brew, offering a study of the costs and consequences of the idealistic life that is sharp, funny,…

The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“Donleavy at his best, eloquent, roguish . . . at one with his world and the terrible sadness it contains.” —Newsweek…

Casualties of Truth

From the author of Book of the Little Axe, nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the critically acclaimed ‘Til the Well Runs Dry, a riveting literary novel with the…