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River Road to China

by Milton Osborne

“As exciting as it is historically illuminating . . . A tale of heroism that has seldom been duplicated, spurred by the continuing, fatal attraction of the “Great River.” ”…

The Death of James Dean

by Warren Newton Beath

“Beath’s profiles of some of the odd, obsessed fans who keep the Dean legend alive [are] brilliant, recalling Nathanael West.” –Publishers Weekly…

Twelve

by Nick McDonell

“Nick McDonell’s Twelve is an astonishing rush of a first novel, all heat and ice and inexorable narrative drive—the kind of novel you finish and immediately read again, just to…

To the Elephant Graveyard

by Tarquin Hall

“To see wild India from the vantage point of an elephant’s back is thrilling. And what becomes of the rogue and the reasons for his deadly behavior are revealed dramatically.”…

Loves of Harriet Beecher Stowe

by Philip McFarland

“Harriet Beecher Stowe is one of the great heroines of American history, and Philip McFarland brings her to life in all her glory, in a book at once so dramatic…

The Great Wall

by Julia Lovell

…delivers much, much more . . . Lovell’s book is a very good read. She tells an engaging story and is impressively abreast of her subject.” —Martin Jacques, Guardian (UK)…

Back to Back

by Julia Franck

“Franck’s unsparing novel, superbly translated by Anthea Bell, tells a moving story of suffering down the generations in East Berlin.” —Guardian…

Everyday People

by Stewart O'Nan

“o’Nan’s protean imagination, if it can be summed up at all, seems to be civic. . . . He is a writer who reaches out, both making and bridging worlds….

The China Dream

by Joe Studwell

“An entertaining, if cautionary, tale of Western business woes in China, stretching back seven hundred years and including, naturally, the woes of recent years.” —Peter Wonacott, The Wall Street Journal…

Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused

by Howard Goldblatt

“In contrast to the utopian official literature of Communist China, the stories in this wide-ranging collection marshal wry humor, entangled sex, urban alienation, nasty village politics and frequent violence. ….