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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 3, 2009

"Will ring as true in American-lit classrooms as in church support groups--an absolute gem that secures Karr's place as one of the best memoirists of her generation."
Acclaimed poet and bestselling memoirist Karr (English Literature/Syracuse Univ.; Sinners Welcome: Poems, 2006, etc.) deftly covers a vast stretch of her life--age 17 to her present 50. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2010

"Empathetic, vividly rendered and impossible to put down."
An American poet recalls the medical maladies that befell him in college and beyond. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2010

"A post-punk crack at Hollywood's legacy that's funnier than its predecessor, and just as cringe-inducing."
Another slice of drug-inspired ultraviolence from O'Neill (Down and Out on Murder Mile, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >