Literary Fiction

What Is Left the Daughter Howard Norman

WHAT IS LEFT THE DAUGHTER finds a teenager living with his aunt and uncle after the sudden deaths of his parents. He comes into contact with a young German when U-boat rumors are running rampant. 

 

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America Fantastica Tim O'Brien

AMERICA FANTASTICA is a brilliant odyssey that follows a disgraced journalist turned bank robber as he and his irrespressible hostage run to Mexico then Minnesota to escape the gaggle on their trail - hit men, jealous lovers, ex-cons, an heiress, and more!

 

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The Odds Stewart O'Nan

THE ODDS: A LOVE STORY follows a couple on their thirtieth anniversary who liquidate their savings with the aim of traveling to a casino, booking the bridal suite, and then risking everything on one huge gamble.

 

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Inland Téa Obreht

INLAND is the story of a frontier woman in 1892 Arizona, as she and her youngest son await the return of her husband and her oldest sons, and Lurie, a former outlaw now driven to set across the vast expanse of the American southwest, and how their separate threads begin to entwine.

 

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The Morningside Téa Obreht

THE MORNINGSIDE is a sweeping novel of mothers and daughters trying to navigate a world of uncertainty. Set in the near future, this inventive, startling and profoundingly moving combination of folklore and fairy tale is exactly what Téa Obreht fans have been craving.

 

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Orhan's Inheritance Aline Ohanesian

ORHAN'S INHERITANCE follows a young man's journey from Turkey to the United States to unravel the mystery of why his grandfather would bequeath the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the...

The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions Ruth Ozeki

THE TYPING LADY has been touted by critics as one of the most enjoyable story collections of the season. Included are wit, warmth and humanity shining through dynamite pieces like a curious grandmother creating a fake on-line dating profile to spy on her granddaughter, a long-deceased Beat poet hijacking the mind of a...

The Award Matthew Pearl

THE AWARD s a gripping look at the literary world where ambition, deception and murder meet. It is a stunning satire that you can't put down by the author of The Dante Club. 
 

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Mrs. Fletcher Tom Perrotta

MRS. FLETCHER is a divorced mother who begins to dabble in erotic sex and pornography when her only child goes away to college. This new phase of her life is a far cry from her normal days as director of a senior center. The consequences of this departure soon come home to roost.

 

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A Free State Tom Piazza

A FREE STATE is set prior to the Civil War and follows the adventures of a fugitive slave who fools the white citizens of Philadelphia as he entertains, pretending to be a white musician in blackface. 

 

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