Literary Fiction

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“plenty of dogged Robicheaux detecting, a high body count, and welcome exchanges of dialogue with an authentic Louisiana sound.”

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Turkey in the modern world is a diverse, complicated, and struggling nation, one that Shafak again masterfully depicts in her new novel Three Daughters of Eve. However, not just content to

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“a serious book, beautifully written, that explores the effect of ruinous family secrets.”

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Jenny Diski’s short stories are often unsettling, describing in minute detail the troubled thoughts that accompany her characters’ everyday activities as they go for a lunchtime walk, take a bath,

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“one stunning and eloquent final soliloquy.”

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Fiona Mozley's lushly written, yet perfectly understated debut novel, Elmet, opens with a young boy on the run.

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“appealing to those individuals who enjoy having the limits of language tested and like their philosophy served with a tinge of existentialism.”

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". . . something altogether different."

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At first glance, the author and the subject of this book seem mismatched. Singer, songwriter, bard, and Nobel Prize winner, Bob Dylan, is the subject.

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“a delightful little tale, appropriate for telling when the lights are low and a flickering fire casts shadows over the Christmas tree.”

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“a fabulously complex and mysterious tale that is full of atmosphere and suspense.”

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Matthew Weiner is best known as the producer and writer for two of television’s most successful series, The Sopranos and Mad Men.

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“educates and moves, deftly juggling fact and fiction.”

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Halloween might seem like the spookiest time of the year but Charles Dickens, M. R. James, Edith Wharton, and other literary greats felt otherwise.

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“a well-written historical novel, unique in its point of view . . .”

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Well known and adored by millions of readers worldwide, Chilean-American author, Isabel Allende with her 21st novel In the Midst of Winter will please multitudes of her fans and also leave

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“Sacrificed places Chanette Paul among the classiest thriller writers of our day.”

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“The stories told by this voice fill in much, but not all. Limits to complete understanding persist, in the city of Belfast and in Samuel Orr's family.”

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“the perfect stocking stuffer for any crime noir or mystery fiction fanatic on your holiday gift giving list.”

 

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A good translation can make or break a book. It’s entirely possible for an exquisite novel to be perceived as lacking, inaccesible, or plain not good enough when translated into another language.

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“In an age of dwindling attention spans for serious reflection and stimulating journalism, True Stories & Other Essays provides intelligence and verve.”

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“Paris in the Present Tense deserves to be read and devoured. It is nearly a perfect contemporary novel.”

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On December 9, 2016 Australian writer Georgia Blain died from a brain tumor. Her life contained more than its share of tragedies and disappointments.

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“Genre and gender bending, erudite and steamy, Machado’s stories manage to defy expectation and be compulsively readable.”

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