The State We’re In by Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie’s new short story collection is entitled The State We’re In. It’s a collection of...
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The Dust That Falls From Dreams by Louis De Bernieres
When I first picked up Captain Corelli’s Mandolin years ago and devoured it in a sitting, I...
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Sea Lovers by Valerie Martin
If you are to read only one short story collection this year make sure it’s Sea Lovers by Valerie...
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This is Your Life, Harriet Chance by Jonathan Evison
If you never read a book by Jonathan Evison then I feel sorry for you and I’m not just saying that...
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Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh
Boston writer Ottessa Moshfegh new novel Eileen was a 2015 Book Expo America Buzz book and I can...
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Quicksand by Steve Toltz
Steve Toltz is the author of one of my favorite all time one hundred books, A Fraction of the...
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Dietland by Sarai Walker
When I picked up a copy of Dietland, the debut novel by author Sarai Walker, I had no idea what to...
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Muse by Jonathan Galassi
I really wanted to like, no wait love, the novel Muse by the publisher and president of Farrar,...
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My Life as a Mermaid by Jen Grow
My Life as a Mermaid is an award winning short story collection by writer Jen Grow. It consists of...
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Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates new novel of suspense, Jack of Spades, is novel about an author of suspense. His...
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The Jazz Palace by Mary Morris
The Jazz Palace is an atmospheric novel that literally takes you back in time to Chicago...
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The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins
Do you remember the days when you had to get the video store before it closed so you wouldn’t be...
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The Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle
The Harder They Come, T. C. Boyle’s new novel, is his best in years. It opens with a killing and...
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The Wisdom of Perversity by Rafael Yglesias
The Wisdom of Perversity is the ripped from the headlines new novel by Rafael Yglesias from...
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Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
Hausfrau, the positively delectable novel by Jill Alexander Essbaum, has a shiny book jacket with...
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life is Hanya Yanagihara’s second novel, which after reading it should send shudders down...
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Lucky Alan by Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem had me hooked on his writing ever since the day I picked up his fantastic novel...
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The Marauders by Tom Cooper
If Carl Hiaasen had a long lost brother in Louisiana it would be debut writer Tom Cooper –...
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Bonita Avenue by Peter Buwalda
Bonita Avenue by Dutch author Peter Buwalda is a firecracker of a novel that will literally leave...
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Blood-Drenced Beard by David Galena
David Galena’s debut novel is cathartic journey into a son trying to figure out who he is after...
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Against the Country by Ben Metcalf
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to read truly great books than I have a book that will...
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Skylight by Jose Saramago
If you never read a novel by Jose Saramago now is your chance. You can begin this experience with...
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The Happiest People in the World by Brock Clarke
Are Danish people really happier than the rest of us? With Brock Clarke’s new book The Happiest...
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Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves by Carolyn Chute
Carolyn Chute’s new book Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Becomes Wolves is one the most memorable...
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