Albena Stambolova’s idiosyncratic debut novel, Everything Happens as It Does, builds from the idea that, as the title suggests, everything happens exactly the way it must. In this case, the seven characters of the novel — from Boris, a young boy...
In literary America, to utter the name “Gordon Lish” in a conversation is like adding hot sauce to a meal. You either enjoy the zesty experience, one that pushes your limits — or you prefer to stay away. It’s Lish who, first as fiction...
An epic, science fiction journey that takes us from Earth to Mars and back again. Humanity reaches into space, searching for meaning and hope while turning its back on home. Paradise lost is only discovered when it can no longer be reached....
When two intruders break into his house one night bent on attacking his family, Kevin Swanson fights back—with deadly consequences. In the aftermath, he rockets from obscure lawyer to local hero overnight—a hero to everyone, that is, except for...
The trilogy comprises Carnival (1985), The Infinite Rehearsal (1987) and The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990), novels linked by metaphors borrowed from theatre, traditional carnival itself and literary mythology. The characters make...
A mighty flame follows a tiny spark.
Cora Sandoval’s mother disappeared when she was five and they were living in Ireland. Since then, her dad has been more than overprotective, and Cora is beginning to chafe under his confines. But...