Region: United States (40 Listed volumes)
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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. -
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Thad Ziolkowski
Wichita
"Flat out intelligence, lucid prose, and a stunning sense of American tragedy, make Thad Ziolkowski's WICHITA a wild ride of a read and the perfect storm of a book."--Alice Sebold -
Seth Greenland
The Angry Buddhist
This is the perfect combination of people and place for Seth Greenland, one of America’s finest satirists. The Angry Buddhist swirls together the character-derived humor of an Elmore Leonard tale with the clear-eyed suspense of a James M. Cain noir. It convincingly explores mendacity in its many modern... -
Steve Erickson
These Dreams of You
"Erickson expertly weaves together themes of music, politics, and idealism in a modern story where preconceptions are outdated."—Publishers Weekly -
Audrey Schulman
Three Weeks in December
Evoking both Barbara Kingsolver and Andrea Barrett, this enthralling fiction, wise and generous, explores some of the crucial social and cultural challenges that, over the years, have come to shape our world.