From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. British author Pears matches the brilliance of his bestselling An Instance of the Fingerpost (1998) with this intricate historical novel, whi....
SUMMARY: 8,000 years ago Europe was a very different place. England was linked to Holland by a massive swathe of land. Where the North Sea is now lay the landmass of Northland. And...
SUMMARY: "Still Alice" is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who ho...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (*USA Today*) from the #1 bestselling writer** In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert's *Stern Men* debute...
From Publishers WeeklyRoughly one-fourth of these essays deals with the response of the media, various governments and Rushdie himself to what he calls the "unfunny Valentine" he r...
SUMMARY: In the 25th century, only the Shoal possess the secret of faster-than-light travel (FTL), giving them absolute control over all trade and exploration throughout the galaxy...
Product DescriptionJohn Cray has a secret. For twelve years he has stalked and kidnapped women, setting them loose in the mountains of eastern Arizona, hunting them like animals, a...
Manhattan's night life just got weirder...It starts as a simple job — but simple jobs, when you're dealing with the magical world, often end up anything but.As a Retriever, Wren Va...
Review"An appealing blend of investigative and reflective reporting, with the narrative drive of powerful human-interest stories. . . . There is no denying Funder's journalistic ta...