Region: United States (45 Listed volumes)
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Julie Lekstrom Himes
Mikhail and Margarita
Ranging between lively readings in the homes of Moscow's literary elite to the Siberian Gulag, Mikhail and Margarita recounts a passionate love triangle while painting a portrait of a country whose towering literary tradition is at odds with a dictatorship that does not tolerate dissent. -
Alexander Maksik
Shelter in Place
Set in the Pacific Northwest in the jittery, jacked-up early 1990s, Shelter in Place, by one of America’s most thrillingly defiant contemporary authors, is a stylish literary novel about the hereditary nature of mental illness, the fleeting intensity of youth, the obligations of family, and... -
Joe Flanagan
Lesser Evils
In a reimagined 1957 Cape Cod, the mystifying murder of a local child brings us into a world of intrigue that culminates in a conclusion both surprising and deeply moving. -
Chaitali Sen
The Pathless Sky
A hapless young student with a brilliant academic career ahead of him and a shy, preternaturally perceptive woman from the north fall in love. John and Mariam, troubled lovers and unforgettable characters, struggle to cling together in a place that is determined to tear them apart. -
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Jennifer Tseng
Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness
Exquisitely written, Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness is part wry confession, part serious meditation. At its most anxious, it’s a book about time, at its most ecstatic, it’s a deeply human story about pleasure. -
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Seth Greenland
I Regret Everything
Life is an often-confusing mixture of heartache and hilarity, or so prove Seth Greenland’s appealing characters in this tenderly comedic story of modern love. Imbued with Greenland’s signature wit, I Regret Everything confronts the oceanic uncertainty of what it means to be young and alive. -
Michele Zackheim
Last Train to Paris
In this graceful and rewarding story, a girl from small-town Nevada moves to New York City in the 1930s to become a reporter -
Janette Jenkins
Firefly
Noël Coward: dramatist, composer, actor, director, lyricist, and at one time the highest-earning author in the western world. An astounding talent, not even his very public homosexuality and his flamboyant lifestyle could diminish his popularity and acclaim.