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The German Mujahid November 13, 2009
This award-winning novel, banned in its native Algeria, provides a different perspective on the Holocaust
An Echo in the Bone: A Novel November 13, 2009
The time-transcending love story between 20th century doctor Claire Beauchamp and rugged 18th century Scottish Highlander Jamie Fraser continues
A Glass of Water October 23, 2009
Baca brings his distinctive poetic timbre to his debut novel about Mexican immigrants laboring in the chile fields of the Southwest
Mathilda Savitch: A Novel October 23, 2009
In Mathilda Savitch's best stretches, it is a marvel of observational acuity and lyrical phrasing
The Year of the Flood: A Novel October 16, 2009
Atwood's latest is a remarkable parable of a world ruined by corporate tyranny, reckless technology, casual violence, and utter disdain for the natural order
Hell: A Novel October 16, 2009
In this comic novel set in the underworld, Butler swings for the fences but creates little more than a breeze
Shoplifting From American Apparel October 9, 2009
Cult fave Tao Lin's autobiographical novella is centered around a young Brooklynite with girl and law troubles
Love in Infant Monkeys: Stories October 9, 2009
This sometimes comic story collection explores the relationships between celebrities and animals
The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard September 25, 2009
Ballard's influence on modern culture remains readily apparent
Poisonville September 25, 2009
Perhaps some of the pizzazz got lost in the translation?
Homer & Langley: A Novel September 18, 2009
Doctorow fiddles with the facts of the real-life recluses, the Collyer brothers, to produce a rattling work of beauty
Blood's a Rover: A Novel September 18, 2009
Ellroy's oh-the-humanity neo-noir crimespeak bubbles up not from the heart nor from the head but from the gut
Mean Little deaf Queer: A Memoir September 11, 2009
Galloway was born a storyteller, and her narrative gifts are in full force throughout her new memoir
The Rapture: A Novel August 28, 2009
Given the rather apocalyptic summer we're having, it's hard not to appreciate the opening lines of this eco-disaster thriller: "June seemed to last for a thousand years"
The Lie: A Novel August 28, 2009
O.H. Bennett's sophomore novel tells the story of an accidental Cain and the repercussions of his crime and cover story
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge August 14, 2009
This graphic novel depicts a time and a place where bravery borders on stupidity, obligation becomes an albatross, and thugs step up to the mantle as heroes
Rushkoff's latest is not just a critique of corporate culture but a call to arms, as well
Just the sort of guide a literate, death-curious person would want to spend his or her dwindling time perusing
Asterios Polyp July 17, 2009
Mazzucchelli's masterwork is by no means an easy read, but it is a transcendent one
The Alternative Hero July 17, 2009
When your favorite band moves in down the street, what's an aging music fan to do but go all stalk-y?
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