Frisk

“Frisk is a significant work of fiction. Cooper . . . wants to lead us into the wormy heart of the murderous impulse.” –Michael Cunningham, author of A Home at…

Halsey’s Typhoon

“Absorbing . . . A vivid tale of tragedy and gallantry at sea.” —Publishers Weekly…

Things I Have Withheld

Acclaimed Forward Prize winner, novelist, and poet, Kei Miller’s linked collection of essays blends memoir and literary commentary to explore the silences that exist in our conversations about race, sex,…

My Grandmother’s Erotic Folktales

“It’s magical stuff, outrageous and scatological, sharpened to a fine, funny point, and an entirely charming read.” –The Hartford Courant…

Little Caesar

“Tommy Wieringa’s ambitious novel . . . is a brilliant exploration of the uneasy transition from adolescence into adulthood—the restlessness, yearning for stability, irrational decisions, and erotic obsessions.” —The Independent…

Swimming in the Volcano

“Swimming in the Volcano provides a feast; it is a book heady with language and thick with story . . . [leaving] the reader feeling exhilarated. . . . This…

Going, Going, Gone

“Going, Going, Gone is the sixth and final novel in Womack’s futuristic Ambient series, a stinging critique of corporate capitalism that is dark, funny and brutal. . . . Beyond…

City of the Mind

“Lively is a magical writer, and her sensuous prose tempers the metaphysical abstractions. . . . Her uncanny empathy and ability to evoke emotion make the reader feel more like…

The Cigar Roller

A hypnotic portrayal of a Cuban cigar roller, now an old man trapped inside his useless body, compelled to relive his worst failures in order to conjure his fairest memories….

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