Category Archives: Travel Guides
Horse Crazy
The first novel from the brilliant, protean Gary Indiana, Horse Crazy tells the story of a thirty-five-year-old writer for a New York arts and culture magazine whose life melts into a fever dream when he falls in love with the handsome, charming, possibly heroin-addicted, and almost certainly insane Gregory Burgess. In the derelict brownstones of
Don`t Send Flowers
From a writer whose work has been praised by Junot Diaz as `Latin American fiction at its pulpy phantasmagorical finest,` Don`t Send Flowers is a riveting novel centred on Carlos Trevino, a retired police detective in northern Mexico who has to go up against the corruption and widespread violence that caused him to leave the
Solitude & Company: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Told with Help from His Friends, Family, Fans, Arguers, Fellow Pranksters, Drunks, and a Few Respectable Souls
Irreverent and hopeful, `Solitude & Company` recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel Garcรญa Mรกrquez, and of how Gabriel Garcรญa Mรกrquez survived his own self-creation.The book is divided into two parts. In the
Wine Reads: A Literary Anthology of Wine Writing
A delectable anthology celebrating the finest writing on wine.In this richly literary anthology, Jay McInerney – bestselling novelist and acclaimed wine columnist for Town & Country, the Wall Street Journal and House and Garden – selects over twenty pieces of memorable fiction and nonfiction about the making, selling and, of course, drinking of fine wine.Including
Things To Do When You`re Goth In The Country
The 8 stories in `Things to Do When You`re Goth in the Country` bring the underbelly of America into vivid focus. The strange and unique characters in this collection include a zombie who secretly resides in a local cemetery; a queer teen goth who is facing ostracism from her small-town, evangelical church; a Brooklyn artist
Freeman`s Home: The Best New Writing on Home
The third literary anthology in the series that has been called `ambitious` (O Magazine) and `strikingly international` (Boston Globe), Freeman`s: Home, continues to push boundaries in diversity and scope, with stunning new pieces from emerging writers and literary luminaries alike. As the refugee crisis continues to convulse whole swathes of the world and there are
The Rabbits` Rebellion
`Rabbits don`t exist.` So decrees the new king, the Wolf of all Wolves, after conquering the rabbits` homeland. He refuses to allow even one small, fluffy tail or long, soft ear into his kingdom. He orders the birds to broadcast this message far and wide. And he summons the old monkey to photograph him in
Bezoar: And Other Unsettling Stories
Intricately woven masterpieces of craft, mournful for their human cries in defiance of our sometimes less than human surroundings, Nettel`s stories and novels are dazzlingly enjoyable to read for their deep interest in human foibles. Following on the critical successes of her previous books, here are six stories that capture her unsettling, obsessive universe. `Ptosis`
The Involuntary Sojourner
A debut collection of stories, uncanny and profound.In this striking debut, S. P. Tenhoff takes us to real and imagined countries around the globe, where characters find themselves passengers on voyages beyond the boundaries of their familiar world and their understanding of themselves. A town is split in two, a line painted down the middle,
Highway 99: The History of California`s Main Street
Before it was a modern freeway, California?s State Highway 99 was ?the main street of California,? a simple two-lane road that passed through the downtowns of every city between the Mexican border and the Oregon state line. `Highway 99: The History of California?s Main Street` turns back the clock to those days when a narrow
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters
This critically-acclaimed book provides an unprecedented, up-close portrait of Africa`s Great War. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal and unstaunchable war in which millions have died. It has become Africa`s Great War. Despite
Cambodia`s Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land
A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history–the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this facade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the
Lisbon (1939-1945)
Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of WWII, though not a gun was fired there. Portugal played a deft political game; although it was Britain`s oldest ally, it remained neutral during the conflict, thereby deterring German, or, more immediately, Fascist Spanish aggression. Its capital became a city in which both the Allies and
Across The Savage Sea
In June 2003, Maud Fontenoy, a young woman and seasoned mariner, set out from Newfoundland in her 24-foot-long boat, Pilot, to row across the North Atlantic. Her goal: to prove that a woman could do the impossible. She knew how hazardous the trip would be, but the reality was far more harrowing than even she
Infidels
Infidels follows the life of Jallal, the son of a prostitute witch doctor. As a ten-year-old sidekick to his mother, Jallal spits in the face of her enemies both real and imagined. The cast of characters that rush into their lives are unforgettable for their dreams of love and belonging that unravel in turn. Built
Trick
The same blood runs through their veins. One, Daniele Mallarico, is a successful illustrator at the peak of his career. The other, Mario, is his four-year-old grandson who has barely learned to talk but has a few tricks up his loose-fitting sleeves all the same. The older combatant has lived for years in almost complete
The Castle Cross The Magnet Carter
Sweeping American history from 1941 to the 21st century, this is this story of four men – two white brothers from rural Alabama and two black brothers from small-town Maryland – whose journey culminates in an explosive and devastating encounter between the two families. As the four mature into men, they confront the fierce resistance
Weeping Waters
Inspector Albertus Beeslaar is a traumatized cop who has abandoned tough city policing and a broken relationship in Johannesburg for a backwater post on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. But his dream of rural peace is soon shattered by the repeated attacks of a brutally efficient crime syndicate, as he struggles to train and
Lawrence And The Arabs
Beginning his life-long affair with the Middle East, T. E. Lawrence–Lawrence of Arabia–made his first journey to the region, a four-month walking tour of Syria studying the Crusaders` castles, while still a student at Oxford. He later returned to the area as an archeologist and at the outbreak of World War I was attached to
Chourmo
This second novel in Izzo`s acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author`s beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty.Fabio Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But getting out is not going to be
