Not a Happy Camper

“Hilarious . . . [Mindy Schneider] draws a funny portrait of her younger self in a summer setting that anyone who has ever drunk bug juice will cringingly recognize.” —Kate…

Night Work

“[An] extraordinary apocalyptic novel . . . Glavinic creates a more subtle if no less nightmarish mood than such similar books as The Day of the Triffids and I Am…

Native

With his unique perspective as an Israeli Palestinian, Sayed Kashua’s collection of personal essays is a frank, irreverent, thought-provoking exploration of discovering one’s identity, bridging cultural divides, and following creative…

Nadja

My Mother’s Lovers

“A brilliant send-up of the ‘white tribe’ in Africa, featuring a larger-than-life Beryl Markham-like figure . . . and the son who can’t flee from her shadow fast enough.” —Vanity…

The Mountain Shadow

In this highly anticipated sequel to the contemporary classic Shantaram, Lin continues to search for love and faith in a changing Bombay….

More Pricks Than Kicks

“It is in the vaudeville aspect that his exuberance gleams, and it is his exuberance – even the exuberance of his despair – that endears an author to us, far…

The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gómez

“A gritty picture of life on the cusp . . . vividly rendered.” —Kirkus Reviews…

The Middle of Nowhere

“Sloan knows New York and New Yorkers right down to their socks, and his novels . . . hum with the brutal vitality of the city. . . . His…

Mexico City Blues

“A great masterpiece, a singing religious poem.”—Michael McClure