Lord of the Barnyard

“Lord of the Barnyard is an arctic blast of fresh air and a far cry from the formulaic writing so prevelant in much contemporary fiction . . . [a] memorable,…

The Long Fuse

…Americans like Benjamin Franklin, Cook convincingly concludes that the war was lost as much in London as on the colonial battlefields. Illuminating new perspective on an old topic” –Kirkus Reviews…

Liberty’s First Crisis

The tumultuous early years of the United States are brought to life in this gripping account of the Sedition Act and its victims, including a firebrand congressman, a famous muckraking…

Levi’s Children

Kill Hole

“An extremely literate compelling fiction about timeless human dilemmas. . . . A Native American answer not only to Kafka’s The Trial but Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice and Albert…

Journals: Early Fifties, Early Sixties

“Ginsberg has been one of the most influential poets in American in our time. . . . It has been a spectacular career, and . . . the thinking that…

Aquarium

Widely acclaimed around the world, David Vann is “an artist” (New York Times), “a truly great writer” (Irish Sunday Independent), “one of the best writers of his generation” (Le Figaro)—and,…

The Driftless Area

“Drury ties up all the threads (Shane, the fire, Stella) with consummate skill. . . . The bittersweet ending is a perfect mix of light and dark. Drury is a…

Charles Bukowski

“Engaging . . . adroit . . . revealing.” —The New York Times Book Review…