In Fun with Problems, Robert Stone demonstrates once again that he is "one of our greatest living writers" (Los Angeles Times). The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length — some are almost novellas, others no more than a page — but all...
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What if China planned to invade the United States?
What if they tricked us into telling them how?
The Chinese economy is faltering. Civil unrest threatens the Communist leadership’s grip on power. But where some see a crisis,...
The intrigue runs very deep. No one knows whether gods or mortals are behind the power games in Oolsmouth, but the strange doings place Max, the Great Karlini, the Creeping Sword, Shaa and their comrades into a world of trouble.
Spell...
With his debut novel, Samedi the Deafness, Jesse Ball emerged as one of our most extraordinary new writers. Now, Ball returns with this haunting tale of love and storytelling, hope and identity.
When Selah Morse sees a young woman get...
From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes an unforgettable love story about a searing affair...
The twelve stories in Under the Red Flag take place during China's Cultural Revolution. Ha Jin, who was raised in China and emigrated to the United States after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, writes about loss and moral deterioration with...
“A Central European classic to be discovered and relished.”—Eva Hoffman
“A stunning novel. Funny, nightmarish and jubilant.”—Libération
"Although it took almost 40 years for Metropole...
At the age of nine, Juan Salvatierra became mute following a horse riding accident. At twenty, he began secretly painting a series of long rolls of canvas in which he minutely detailed six decades of life in his village on Argentina’s river...
Claudia Fletcher has her MBA and a stellar resume, so when the bar she manages burns down, she could easily move on to bigger and better things. But something about the bar owner, Anthony Cross makes it impossible to leave.
Anthony has...
The Summer of Dead...